Example sentences of "we [vb base] [verb] up a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr McGlory said : ‘ We want to start up a new Allinsonsaimed at a more mature clientele and including cabaret shows . |
| 2 | We want to bring up a nice girl , not a little pig . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think that professionalism as such should have a place within the playing side of the Association , ’ states the Dungiven clubman , ‘ We play for pure enjoyment and recreation and if along the way we manage to pick up a few honours , then that 's great . |
| 4 | Phillips says that ‘ at first we try to set up a good rapport and explore the range of powers claimed . |
| 5 | ‘ We 've built up a great spirit and really enjoy taking part , ’ said Smith . |
| 6 | We have taken a new initiative , brand new initiative , we 've set up a whole new scheme doing this that and the other da da da , and in a sort of a tail end , |
| 7 | ‘ We 've lined up a nice selection of videos — you must have first choice since you 've done all the work ! ’ |
| 8 | EXTREME are storming the charts with their latest single , Rest In Peace — and to celebrate we 've lined up a super give-away . |
| 9 | For those of you who are intrigued by live television , we 've lined up a special Good Food Club Christmas treat this month . |
| 10 | If you did n't see it , it 's a tricky one but there 's a good way , we 've brought up a good point as well , if we look at the car when the car comes up , who said Polo ? |
| 11 | Goal hero Steve Mardenborough added : ‘ We knew we had to get a result because we 've slipped up a little bit recently . |
| 12 | We have built up a great deal of knowledge about the historical side of the palaces but that has not been presented to the public . ’ |
| 13 | Although he can not escape from the linearity of language ( see 7.2 , 7.5.3 ) , James does the next best thing , which is to fasten our attention initially on the most immediate feature of Pemberton 's predicament : his uncomfortable sense of indecision , and then to expatiate on it so that by the time we have threaded our way through two paragraphs , we have built up a sensitive grasp of the coexisting intricacies and ironies of that predicament ( the ironies will concern us in section C below ) . |
| 14 | Since then we have kept up an ongoing communication with one another . |
| 15 | We have set up a new company , Strategic Land Management Limited which will manage and add value to all longer term land within Wimpey Homes . |
| 16 | For example , we have set up a joint working party with Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise for this purpose . |
| 17 | ( I felt like telling him those bastards had aged me by years , but I suppose we have to keep up a brave face . ) |