Example sentences of "this [vb -s] up [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | All this adds up to the likelihood that the Government can not sort out the economy in the very short term and certainly can not do so this side of the general election ; they can not generate the feeling of happiness and cheerfulness about the economy which parties traditionally rely upon to win general elections . |
2 | All this adds up to the fact that NDBs are thoroughly unreliable . |
3 | The gate admits to a path , presumably made as a droveway for bringing sheep down from the fell ; this spirals up to the ridge where a turn to the right leads to the summit cairn . |
4 | In many pregnant women , this shows up in the form of food aversions — a strong dislike for dishes or drinks previously enjoyed . |
5 | Floodwater leaves sand on the planks and this sweeps up into the banks with cornices through which it is possible to step inadvertently . |
6 | But under these centralization plans , Wolverton had to forfeit from its smithy most of its hammers and drop stamps to Derby , to bring , it was said , this works up to the standard and capabilities of Wolverton . |