Example sentences of "and [adv] [verb] up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The frost causes the bracken to die back and thereby opens up the canopy to let in more light . |
| 2 | The Bank , by rejecting offers at r 1 , is in effect reducing its demand for bills ( D 1 to D 2 ) , and thereby drives up the rediscount rate to r 2 . |
| 3 | A good catalogue , therefore , makes life easy for its user , and so builds up the supplier 's reputation . |
| 4 | If you use drugs , you will need to consider that drugs can deplete your immune system and so speed up the progression of the illness . |
| 5 | For the diminutive Andy — people often wonder how he hauls around the pro bags that stand as high as him — the triumphs he has shared with Nick Faldo are something of a fulfilment of his own ambition of winning the titles himself : he started as a tournament professional with dreams of a major championship before realizing he would not make the grade as a pro , and so took up the bag instead of the club . |
| 6 | As always , remember to practise sl-ow-ly at first and only build up the tempo as and when the part begins to feel comfortable . |
| 7 | The introduction of the five-point try was announced in Wellington , New Zealand , yesterday by rugby union 's International Board , which has made a series of sweeping rule changes in an attempt to quicken the flow and generally brighten up the game . |
| 8 | We really need to pull some focus on all that percussion and generally tighten up the imaging . |
| 9 | World prices for Arabian light grade had dropped by around $4.50 per barrel since October 1991 , to about $18.50 , at a time when the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere would normally have increased demand and thus shored up the price . |
| 10 | Willie did so and soon picked up the melody until he almost began to enjoy it . |
| 11 | Replacing the glass with care , she slid back down in the bed and deliberately conjured up the scene in the Seren at the moment the engine cut out and she was about to capsize . |
| 12 | At first chicks peck at both food and pebbles about equally , but after a few minutes they learn the difference and thereafter pick up the food and avoid the pebbles ( especially if the latter are glued to the floor ! ) . |
| 13 | The Communists ' blatant use of the RPC to influence and later to break up the ILP naturally worsened relations between the ILP leaders and the Communists . |
| 14 | On Dec. 17 Gaidar was made presidential economic adviser and also took up the directorship of the Institute for the Problems of the Transition Period . |
| 15 | This will drive down the price and hence drive up the rate of rediscount ( r ) . |
| 16 | By selling more bills or buying back fewer , it can force down their price and hence force up the rate of discount . |
| 17 | But in fact very few can resist the urge to stop and sit in one of the small road side restaurants and simply soak up the atmosphere . |
| 18 | At the gangway he hesitated and then ran up the bank after them . |
| 19 | He would stay for just an hour or so and then gather up the equipment and disappear . |
| 20 | When all construction has been completed in accordance with the diagrams , check all interwiring etc. carefully , set the rotary switch to ‘ 2 Minutes ’ and then power up the unit . |
| 21 | I just want to take and then blow up the tower . |
| 22 | The entire band dropped into the valley beyond us , and then proceeded up the Bitterroot . |
| 23 | Asik was glad to get a drink ; it did not matter to him if the water was dirty or clean , he was thirsty and gulped down as much as he could , washed his feet and then filled up the water jug . |
| 24 | The man dressed , put on his shoes , stood up , and then bounded up the bank into the field , followed by the dog . |
| 25 | There are concrete operational thinkers — those who can only begin to solve such a problem in concrete operational terms by drawing physical or mental images of the boxes and then counting up the total . |
| 26 | It took just over an hour to empty Wavebreaker of her garbage and dirty linen , and then to hook up the shoreside electricity and pump diesel and fresh water into her tanks . |
| 27 | My mother and I helped push him up the ladder into the attic ( not easy — he was no lightweight ) , and then passed up the bucket for him to quench the flames . |
| 28 | Rain packed half her things and then picked up the telephone . |
| 29 | The abrupt cut can be softened by a lap dissolve , originally done by gradually closing down the iris on the lens ( a fade-out ) , winding back the film and then opening up the iris for the same length of time and film ( a fade-in ) . |
| 30 | and then divided up the land . |