Example sentences of "have the [noun] [to-vb] up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jaguar has the ability to issue up to 40 million new shares — more than enough to take GM 's stake up to 29.9 per cent — though such a move would require the approval of Jaguar shareholders . |
| 2 | This crying , this wailing , this mass of thick air gathered from thousand upon thousand square miles of nothingness , scooped up , pushed and banked against every object which has the temerity to stand up from the surface of the earth ; this was weird , oppressive , invasive . |
| 3 | who has the courage to live up to his ideals , |
| 4 | say that women have been discriminated against for so long that they just have n't had the opportunities to rise up through the ranks , and if they are ever going to achieve the kind of representation that they ought to achieve just by the sheer numbers that the represent in the population , apart from the quality , and there are a lot of people who would say that women are probably rather superior erm to a lot of men at an equal level |
| 5 | Now , remembering all this , she wondered how she 'd had the temerity to stand up to him that morning . |
| 6 | In addition , participants will have the opportunity to brush up on their skills in radio and video production , journalism and graphic design . |
| 7 | If Anthony was somebody else 's he could at least have the decency to shut up about it like his mother had . |
| 8 | does have the right to stand up on his hind legs again . |
| 9 | I could n't imagine any of them having the nerve to stand up to Filmer and demand their money . |
| 10 | Charlton had the decency to colour up at the bare-faced plugs for his product that the worthy representing British Gas had been able to lever into his opening peroration . |
| 11 | This team came into being to fulfil a need in the Society for a means of showing our work at the very best level ; a group of performers who practise regularly together and have the facility to form up in teams of varying number according to the need at the time . |
| 12 | It 's not that the TV folk like to be topical , it 's because they rarely have the nous to come up with anything original . |
| 13 | With a First National Bank loan secured on your property you have the opportunity to borrow up to £50,000 for any purpose whatsoever . |
| 14 | This is always a very popular event , one where you have the opportunity to meet up with old friends and we hope make new ones ; so please obtain your tickets early to avoid disappointment . |
| 15 | But then perhaps few have the nerve to speak up with their unit commander and two captains looking on . |
| 16 | Have the courage to own up to your mistakes and to say sorry when you are responsible for any bad behaviour . |
| 17 | Only the A E U have the courage to stand up against big brother , the T U C , warning against denying the unemployed a glimmer of hope . |