Example sentences of "to bring the [noun] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manchester United last year appropriated a further £250,000 to transfer fee reserve to bring the total up to £2.25m . |
| 2 | On the other hand , when the price is much below 36s. , even those sellers who would rather take the price than leave the market with their corn unsold , will argue that at that price the demand will be in excess of the supply : so they will wait , and by waiting help to bring the price up . |
| 3 | By mid-September there were some 150,000 US military and support personnel in the region , but on Sept. 13 the senior US commander in the Gulf , Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf , dampened the growing speculation about a possible move on to the offensive in mid-October , expressing the opinion that he needed two months to bring the forces up to strength . |
| 4 | Researchers who were interested in people 's views on blood sports could either hang around waiting for respondents spontaneously to bring the subject up , or they could ask directed questions about this on a structured questionnaire , taking care to ask everybody exactly the same question . |
| 5 | The most important thing is that you do it — do n't wait for your partner to bring the subject up , it may never happen ! |
| 6 | She did n't seem annoyed with Shelley at all , but she too spoke only about work and about coming attractions at the complex , almost as though she was embarrassed to bring the subject up . |
| 7 | It is a decision to make a commitment not to bring the offence up against the individual any longer , a commitment not to hold it against the person , to separate the sin from the sinner . |
| 8 | The Electricity Board will tell you what you need to bring the installation up to scratch . |
| 9 | EVERTON are to carry out over £2.5 million worth of work on a Goodison Park facelift in an effort to bring the stadium up to standard for the 1996 European Championships . |
| 10 | and we used to bring the calf up . |
| 11 | So now Maxim had to bring the car up . |
| 12 | Llansantffraid boss Graham Breeze paid tribute to the band of helpers who have worked tirelessly behind the scenes to bring the ground up to scratch . |
| 13 | Once the trainer explained how it took time to bring the body up to peak fitness , she stopped trying to keep up and felt better for it . |
| 14 | To bring the staff up to strength , I. H. Forsyth , E. H. Francis , G. S. Johnstone , G. I. Lumsden , W. Mykura , W. A. Read , W. Tulloch , H. S. Walton , H. E. Wilson and J. E. Wright joined the Survey between 1945 and 1950 . |
| 15 | ‘ Members of the team were drawn from nuclear organisations all over the world , with the remit to review the safety of the RMBK design and modification programme to bring the RMBKs up to Western safety standards . |
| 16 | They do n't realise that it has taken many years to bring the town up to the standard it is now . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , I considered most carefully what might be the most opportune occasion to bring the matter up with him ; for although I would not for one moment , as I say , suspect Mr Farraday of inconsistency , it nevertheless made sense not to broach the topic when he was preoccupied or distracted . |
| 18 | In some Peel Park and Torness departments , for instance , TOP has not yet had the impact required to bring the programme up to the standard achieved at Hunterston . |
| 19 | Mr Stage said : ‘ To bring the hospital up to Western standards will cost £ 7m. but we can do a lot of vital work with a lot less . |
| 20 | To bring the site up to the standard necessary for the positioning of bottle and paper banks would entail greater expenditure . |
| 21 | To bring the site up to the standard necessary for the positioning of bottle and paper banks would entail greater expenditure . |
| 22 | To bring the North-West up to the UK average would require an extra 15,500 Civil Service jobs there . |
| 23 | Hazel determined then and there to bring the rabbits up to the beanfield to shelter and rest until the evening . |
| 24 | Occasionally you may need an extra thickness of card to bring the contents up flush with the frame |