Example sentences of "we [vb mod] [verb] up the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We should build up the Western European Union as the defence pillar of the European union , but the treaty embodies the view set out in the Anglo-Italian proposal two months ago , and endorsed at last month 's summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation that whatever we do at European level must be compatible with NATO . |
| 2 | ‘ We must drive out Medoc , we must send him back to the Dark Ireland , and we must seal up the terrible Gateway that he opened before the creatures and the monsters of that Realm flood through it . |
| 3 | We might sum up the naive inductivist position by saying that , according to it , science is based on the principle of induction , which we can write : |
| 4 | ‘ I believe we could build up the parliamentary group to more than 100 members . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Then I thought we 'd set up the nice Mr Sorley and his mobile Fax van and photograph him in the act of reading other people 's mail . ’ |
| 6 | Being the only Leeds fan in a London inner city school with Alan Clarks famous speach about bring Success to Leeds in 3 Years , is causing me to go into cold shivers and giving me a pessimistic mood about the new season , I can still remember the years of telling school friends at the end of each season that we are rebuilding and that we would come up the next season . |
| 7 | We will lighten up the dreary Brighton sky and dim the fluorescent pier . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ We can go up the long way , past your farm , and you can nip in and change . |
| 9 | have n't got it right actually , I mean basically we can go up the top shop and buy what we like ca n't we ? |
| 10 | We will do everything we can to clear up the open questions . ’ |
| 11 | We will do everything we can to clear up the open questions . ’ |
| 12 | We can tear up the unfavourable information folder . |