Example sentences of "be try [verb] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She says that they 're trying to clear up the waste created by thousands of people — it 's a long job and they may not have time to do it all . |
| 2 | That 's why I 'm trying to fill up the gap with a few concerts , but of course I 'm not good enough for the big dates , it will be mostly provincial engagements . |
| 3 | THEY may be trying to patch up the rift in their marriage . |
| 4 | Frightened by events in Eastern Europe , Vietnam 's ageing leaders appear to be trying to shore up the authority of the party by cutting down the independence of an already tightly-regulated press . |
| 5 | Tessa could hear him breathing on the threshold outside for several minutes more , as if he were trying to summon up the courage to return and say something . |
| 6 | A gang of youths threw stones and missiles at officers who were trying to break up the display . |
| 7 | I am trying to open up the moor by re-seeding and protecting the heather . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ We are trying to build up the event and , as we do not pay appearance money , the best way to do that is to offer rewards that will attract the best players , ’ he added . |
| 9 | Now , at this very moment , he is trying to pick up the pieces of his life after you have shattered it so cruelly — ’ |
| 10 | There are suspicions that Mr Kinnock , who will not intervene publicly in the contest , is trying to speed up the process in order to boost the chances of Mr Smith , who is believed to be his preferred successor . |
| 11 | At the point where the program is trying to set up the tutorial files it reports that it is unable to find ‘ Festina Text ’ and skips the entire operation . |
| 12 | Arthur 's fling with Mrs Hewitt , played by Michael Aspel 's wife , Lizzie Power , has turned into a serious affair and the unlikely Lothario is trying to pluck up the courage to leave his wife , Pauline . |
| 13 | The reaction was to try to speed up the reallocation of those remaining at Barham House ( a process which was unintentionally assisted by the activation of the internment laws ) , to provide the best possible reason for closing the place down . |
| 14 | The Cheltenham MP was trying to take up the cudgels on behalf of Gloucestershire County Council , who face being charge capped for wanting to spend ten million pounds above the Government 's limit . |
| 15 | During that half-hour coffee break Jeff had told her all about Silvia and about how Guido was trying to break up the romance . |
| 16 | She was trying to chat up the boy who was serving . |