Example sentences of "[verb] up [prep] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , Coe and Hofland 's first prize was no longer valid as it was only sixth on unofficial lists , and Banks and Barry and Scott moved up to first and second places respectively on the Foreign Office list . |
| 2 | It was not to be , for although we were all keyed up like first violins , having heard Churchill 's great ‘ Their finest hour ’ speech on June 15th with les soldats Francaises listening as well , Whitehall had decided that better arrangements had to be made for children than care in one of the best London hospitals . |
| 3 | A budget should be built up from first principles , to identify the component tasks , the resources which are needed to carry out these tasks and to enable the required resources to be costed . |
| 4 | It may be difficult to open up at first , but when you do you 'll be on the way to overcoming the traumas of the past and rebuilding your self-esteem . |
| 5 | Alton sent two teams to the competition , made up of first and second year students . |
| 6 | I do n't think I 've got anything more from this morning so , only a bit about policy fees which I believe are now scheduled go up in first of August . |
| 7 | ‘ So few people dress up for first nights these days … ’ |
| 8 | Each group was led by a soloist representing the leader of a particular orchestral section so that as the themes were taken up by first one and then another section , the various groups of dancers joined in . |
| 9 | ‘ There 's something I want to check up on first . |
| 10 | Conversely , a long period may restrict the purchaser should he wish to make changes to the vendor management team ( either because they do not live up to first impressions or because he wishes to promote them within the enlarged group ) . |
| 11 | MIPS BUSINESS DRIES UP IN FIRST QUARTER … |
| 12 | Kurt was able to sign up without first enduring the humiliation of internment . |