Example sentences of "up [pron] [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jack ‘ I 'll be retiring soon ’ Duncan has finally gone and in a few weeks I shall also have a clear desk and be on my way to Viewforth , Stirling to take up my appointment as Director of Technical Services in Central Region . |
| 2 | for I was always keeping up my sleeve for sort of things we might do as opposed to R and M U have done |
| 3 | Mrs Chalker , who lost her seat at the general election , faced giving up her job as Minister of the Overseas Development Administration and Britain 's leading representative at the European Bank , leaving a gap in the British team but will continue in her post from the House of Lords . |
| 4 | Heat crept up her neck in spite of her rigid composure . |
| 5 | Having taken up her post as director of the Photographer 's Gallery , Sue Grayson Ford fills us in on her plans for the gallery 's future . |
| 6 | Following only a little chaos , much speedy uncoupling and in-ramping , and a very occasional one-sided angry conversation between ‘ Staff ’ and a couple of luckless young sappers , the aim was achieved , and shortly after the break of a glorious dawn , each rig ran the Union Flag up its mast in honour of a very rare occasion . |
| 7 | Nobody in their right mind gave up their holiday in favour of work ! |
| 8 | Several airlines are trying to build up their position in advance of the single European market of next year , when the third airline liberalisation package should allow them to operate abroad as though in their home country . |
| 9 | At that point — and discovering such identity of meaning may take some time — children should give up their form in favour of the conventional one for that meaning ( Clark , 1987 , 1988 ) . |
| 10 | Col. Abubakar Dada , seconded from the Nigerian army , arrived in Banjul on Aug. 4 to take up his position as commander of the national army of The Gambia , succeeding Col. Momodou Ndow Njie , who resigned following demands by his forces for his removal ; there was no formal defence treaty between The Gambia and Nigeria . |
| 11 | The chief priest of their idolatrous worship also took up his stand in front of the pagans , on a high mound , and like Balaam , attempted to curse the people of God , and to bind their hands by means of his magical arts . |
| 12 | My reporting for the Times-Herald under the avuncular guidance of Fred Workman ran the whole spectrum of events , incidents and activities : I spent days at the annual Wild West Rodeo and Stampede absorbing as much of the cowboy lingo as possible ; I acted as Master of Ceremonies for a fox trot competition sponsored by Cal Temple and Trudie , his business-like wife ; I interviewed all visiting celebrities including MacKenzie King , the Prime Minister , and R.B. Bennett , the Leader of the Opposition in Ottawa ; I interviewed Jimmy Gardiner as Minister of Agriculture , after he gave up his post as Premier of Saskatchewan ; I covered celebrity concerts and the annual Chatauqua programmes , among many other things . |
| 13 | On Jan. 5 , 1990 , full civilian rule was restored when Rabuka gave up his post as Minister of Home Affairs and returned to barracks as head of the armed forces [ see p. 37189 ] . |
| 14 | Rudolf Bing , the director of the festival , was then about to take up his post as director of the Metropolitan Opera in New York . |
| 15 | Sidonius depicts the scheme as madness ; nevertheless he maintained his friendship for Arvandus , and he may even have given up his office of prefect of the City of Rome in order not to be involved in sentencing his friend . |
| 16 | Fifty year old Douglas Hewitt took up his job as Principal of the Parklands Childrens Home in Whitminster ten years ago . |
| 17 | ALLAN CAMPBELL , who takes up his appointment of director of coaching and development with the Scottish Badminton Union on Monday , will have the chance to run his eye over the top players when seven Scots compete in the All England Championships on 15-20 March . |