Example sentences of "[verb] up of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm It all gets mixed up of course because there 's , there 's there 's erm erm Russia which is seen as a power , you know the reactionary power . |
| 2 | Therefore , while absence may spell the end of acquaintanceship , it will not in itself destroy friendship ; and while Dr Johnson was right to say that we should keep our friendships in good repair , the perpetual shoring up of friendship might suggest that it were less enduring than we had supposed . |
| 3 | A general opening up of economies to multilateral trade . |
| 4 | They are phoney devices built up of strips of card or other material to give an appearance of genuine binding . |
| 5 | It is a three-dimensional , fibrous structure , built up of protein blocks which the tanning process makes resistant to putrefaction and softens to a degree that suits the end use . |
| 6 | IV Winding up of companies registered under the Companies Act |
| 7 | During the course of their conversation , to which Julia listened with only half her attention as she sipped her brandy , she learned that Jackson French was likely to be posted to London to play a part in the winding up of UNRRA later in the year and that Comfort herself was due to leave Venice in two days ' time ‘ now that Julia is getting well again' . |
| 8 | It was all over bar the peeling off of clothes and the mopping up of mascara . |
| 9 | ‘ Back in Britain — still being subjected to continual bombing — and bombing Germany in return — there continued a massive build up of materials ; ideas ; new inventions , and American , British and Commonwealth forces in preparation of the expected invasion across the English Channel . |
| 10 | The build up of fumes was too quick for safety checks to pinpoint . |
| 11 | Apparently a build up of fluff ( so to speak ) clogged its workings and , as he sat to clean it on his lap , passion got the better of him . |
| 12 | All the build up of delight shrivelled and stripped Jay to lonely self-scourging . |
| 13 | What is now becoming clear is that clozapine produces a build up of dopamine in different receptors from other neuroleptics , and this gives a strong indication that another neurochemical abnormality underlies at least some symptoms of the disorder . |
| 14 | Filbert brushes are less inclined to have a build up of colour at the edges and can be versatile . |
| 15 | I have found that a build up of infusoria in the tank over this period can reduce the number of fry that reach the free swimming stage . |
| 16 | The idea is to try and develop a steady build up of air play before the record is released so that on the week of release there is a good demand for the record and this reflects in your chart position . |
| 17 | Offshore operating companies were also asked to provide quarterly returns which enabled officials to monitor the build up of UK capability in various fields . |
| 18 | Sometimes a few stones stick out of the grass to indicate this , but clumps of nettles give a general indication of former areas of occupation and of dung in houses and farmyards , because of the build up of phosphates in the soil . |
| 19 | In this way there was in human history a cumulative build up of knowledge and success in adaptation to the environment which made human beings very quick to adapt to new problems — much more easily and quickly than if they had depended only on genetic transmission . |
| 20 | It 's believed warm weather has led to a build up of botulism bacteria in the canal . |
| 21 | This would cover budgets , contracts , pricing , income generation , asset acquisition and disposal , borrowing powers , build up of surpluses and reserve , management structures and , perhaps most importantly , freedom to employ and direct all their staff , including doctors and nurses , on their own locally determined pay and conditions ( Department of Health , 1989b ) . |
| 22 | The discussion so far has been oriented towards lessening the pressure caused by the build up of queues and ways of smoothing the flow of clients through a bureau . |
| 23 | The pressure of steam is controlled in a rather haphazard way by bleeding off excess pressure so that the build up of steam does not cause the boiler to explode . |
| 24 | The build up of leaves and moisture from the sap makes wheels slip but can also play havoc with track circuits which activate the signals system . |
| 25 | First , the build up of calcium may serve to sensitize the receptor as discussed earlier . |
| 26 | The build up of roll-on , roll-off traffic at that period , with a new system which allowed loaded vehicles to be cleared at inland depots also facilitated illegal traffic . |
| 27 | By preventing the build up of scale numerous cost savingsd are to be made . |
| 28 | Although some of this effect was the build up of turf over the years , no doubt this type of architecture was made necessary by the wild weather experienced on the island . |
| 29 | Furthermore , the lake ecology is now upset , and the waters are becoming eutrophic , with a build up of algae and dead plankton . |
| 30 | ‘ It all happened so quickly , and there was a tremendous build up of water which has caused extensive damage . |