Example sentences of "manage [to-vb] up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , if you manage to set up a menu you can then run other , non Intesoft , applications under the control of InteMate . |
| 2 | ‘ I do n't think that professionalism as such should have a place within the playing side of the Association , ’ states the Dungiven clubman , ‘ We play for pure enjoyment and recreation and if along the way we manage to pick up a few honours , then that 's great . |
| 3 | And , he said I do n't how you do this , you know , yo I really do n't know how you manage to run up a bill like that . |
| 4 | Then the professional in her broke through , and seemingly from nowhere she managed to conjure up a smile . |
| 5 | Bruce Springsteen managed to pick up a new house for £2 million less than the asking price . |
| 6 | Mr Purtill also posed for a picture with Mr Major , managing to rustle up a sheepish grin . |
| 7 | But they still managed to put up a brave show and could have won had Crusaders goalkeeper Kevin McKeown not stopped a John Drake thunderbolt in 74 minutes . |
| 8 | An occasional treat or privilege for a child who has made a big effort to master a new skill or managed to give up a bad habit hardly comes into that category . |
| 9 | Nkrumah managed to keep up a correspondence by writing on lavatory paper which he wheedled out of his cellmates . |
| 10 | Goodman , and a combination of luck and good defending/ goalkeeping was sufficient to keep out Leeds when we managed to build up a head of steam . |
| 11 | Together , by getting their fingers in the rat-holes , they managed to tug up a few feet of rotten chestnut boarding , tindery at the edges . |
| 12 | THOSE Millwall fans who did n't manage to rip up a piece of turf during the chaotic farewell scenes at The Den the other week will be glad to know they 'll have the chance to pick up some of the sacred turf next week in a special auction . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll go up and hear their prayers in a minute , ’ Laura said , managing to summon up a smile as she gazed at her friend . |
| 14 | He observed in a mocking tone , ‘ I think six months would be pushing it , even if you managed to summon up a miracle . |
| 15 | ‘ Hi , ’ she managed to summon up a smile . |
| 16 | The numbers may partly be due to the reputation Switchboard enjoys as a good training ground for employment , mainly in the voluntary social services ( every time the organization manages to build up a core of daytime volunteers , half of them find jobs ) but the largest group of prospective volunteers are past callers , people who , having found the service useful , want to contribute to its continued existence . |
| 17 | After the war , when Helmut had something to do with a factory in Brazil , where he and Father had managed to set up a colony of displaced persons , Father supplied all the machine tools and worked closely with Helmut on the project . |
| 18 | Jack Walker and his brother Fred also managed to pick up a British record of £330 million for the sale of their stockholding business to British Steel last year . |
| 19 | " And look at me , I 've managed to pick up a baby without even getting married , have n't I , Jamesie ? " |
| 20 | The other LASMO drivers — Dave Fowler and Matt Whitelaw — also managed to keep up a blistering pace , but this did not deter Dave Brittan who finished well ahead of the field . |
| 21 | They are also proud they have managed to build up a good trade but after 15 years service at the Travellers Rest , Cockerton , the couple plan to quit in June . |
| 22 | Agassi has managed to sign up a licensing deal with Tecmagik and this looks like being the long-awaited definitive tennis game on Sega systems . |
| 23 | These rugged limestone reef hills are not really typical of the dark , rolling peaty landscape of the Pennines , but even the gritstone moors have managed to throw up a few fine hills . |