Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] up [prep] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such bonds may build up before either party is fully aware of the connection , for they can be formed through a process of initiative and response at a very deep level . |
| 2 | Your army may include up to eight Steam Tanks . |
| 3 | Any problems with the wording of the draft questionnaire should show up at this stage and can be corrected before the real investigation starts . |
| 4 | I feel that I should face up to this problem , now that I am nearing 40 and can no longer hope to ‘ grow out of it ’ . |
| 5 | The manufacturer has a better chance of being able to deal with difficult technical questions like yours and they really should face up to this fact . |
| 6 | Thirdly , and this is the most important thing , we must take up in some detail the matter of interpretation — what observed differences mean . |
| 7 | Does the Secretary of State agree that it is quite outrageous that people should stand up in this Chamber and attack the character of someone who is not here to defend himself ? |
| 8 | As heavier females win the fights , they should end up with higher quality males . |
| 9 | Repairs and maintenance No one should put up with unrepaired property . |
| 10 | We are departing from this usage , and must put up with some inconvenience , in order to have consistency and hence clarity in several contexts . |
| 11 | Christmas in the Scrubs ought to crop up in some colour magazine , Home Office permitting . |
| 12 | There was no sign of her in the street but a taxi might draw up at any moment . |
| 13 | The total session might take up to one hour . |
| 14 | Well we could sell them to him well we we 'll end up with one hand sets for |
| 15 | Anyway , with the topsy-turvy results this season has thrown up , it 's anybody 's guess what we 'll end up with after Man U v Forest has run its course on The Match on Sunday ( ITV , 3.25pm ) . |
| 16 | ‘ I think we 'll end up with some kind of big confrontation , ’ he said , leaning back in his desk chair , surrounded by other desks and with an open window looking over the rest of downtown . |
| 17 | Something 'll go up on that land behind the house . |
| 18 | You do n't know , you might end up with this chap your with . |
| 19 | He feared it might end up in deep humiliation . |
| 20 | If there were a sufficiently powerful explosion close by it might go up by sympathetic detonation . |
| 21 | ‘ We 'll walk up to that hill top , ’ said Brian , pointing to some fields beyond his land . |
| 22 | But even though there is water everywhere , I just ca n't help wondering what excuses our profit-hungry water authorities might come up with next year for increasing our water rates rather than reducing them now the rains have come . |
| 23 | I might get up for one thing and put back another by mistake . |
| 24 | We want to affiliate her in horse classes — I know she wo n't be able to manage lengthened strides very easily because of her conformation , but we hope we 'll get up to Medium level . ’ |
| 25 | Very clearly then , we 've got a proposal that we do n't pursue that option , which we 've paid the len rent this year , we 've paid the lease this year , so we ca n't backtrack on that , but maybe that 'll come up for future discussion . |
| 26 | Taking funds out of deposit accounts and using them to repay mortgages will be particularly attractive for high earners who no longer receive mortgage interest relief at the upper rate — thanks to Mr Lamont — and who might suffer up to 50 p.c. deductions on savings ' earnings . |
| 27 | At a recent presentation by the Danish Bacon & Meat Council , one of the less-boring pronouncements was that consumers may spend up to one minute rummaging through the bacon counter at supermarkets before making their choice . |
| 28 | Those councils which wanted to could make up for lost grant by increasing rate levels , and many did so , so that overall levels of spending did not fall significantly . |
| 29 | Every time the gel on the other end tried to bring the conversation to a polite close , I 'd crank up with another round of exasperatingly slow , repetitive , thread-losing , stammering ramblings . |
| 30 | ‘ After taking off from Bermuda , I thought I could catch up on some sleep . |