Example sentences of "up [prep] the [noun sg] to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Royal Mail 's come up with the answer to a sticky problem . |
| 2 | Lay blind out flat with lining uppermost , and mark the position of the lath channel by measuring up from the hemline to a distance equal to the depth of the bottom pelmet . |
| 3 | My job was to take the cart up on the moor to a place called Mile End , and you sat with it all day until they brought the grouse to you . |
| 4 | When that palazzo fell into disrepair the door was brought here , to Via Filodrammatici , where it was set up at the entrance to a convent . |
| 5 | Three makeshift stalls had been set up at the entrance to a shopping mall . |
| 6 | But following your argument that would indicate that the image we have now is a concocted one made up by the press to a large extent . |