Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Furthermore , British Rail has its eyes on the Bankside site for bringing up the spoil from the tunnel for Channel traffic which it is , so absurdly , driving under the middle of London at astronomical cost . |
| 2 | For using up the tapes , I 'll take it tomorrow at Wembley |
| 3 | a facility for drawing up the next plan in the light of the |
| 4 | When establishing the Editing Commissions responsible for drawing up the Statute of 1861 , the Tsar had recognized the need to appoint men who not only could cope with the intricacies of the legislation involved but who positively favoured Emancipation , who were convinced in their hearts as well as their heads of its desirability . |
| 5 | Using any of the traditional methods of cost analysis you will need a substantial quantity of paper , a good financial calculator , a ruler for drawing up the forms and a quiet corner to get on with it . |
| 6 | He was responsible for drawing up the first comprehensive anti-drugs strategy , unveiled in September 1989 , which involved increased spending , heavier penalties for casual users and incentives to drug-producing countries to clamp down on narcotics production . |
| 7 | The enlightened bureaucrats who were primarily responsible for drawing up the legislation of 1861 may not have achieved everything for which they were striving , but they were undoubtedly trying to achieve more than the modernization of the gentry 's sources of income or the revivification of the state machine . |
| 8 | It was a good time for building up the faculty . |
| 9 | We have seen how McClellan 's system provides a framework for building up the bookstock at each service point . |
| 10 | A volcano has even been blamed for speeding up the onset of the last Ice Age . |
| 11 | Delegated legislation , decisions of the courts , and changing administrative practice , amounted to a sluggish dynamic for speeding up the ability of the criminal justice system to respond . |
| 12 | You may have worries about bringing up the subject of safer sex in case your partner thinks you are ‘ easy ’ or that you have ‘ slept around ’ . |
| 13 | In France there had already been speculation , followed by disaster , when John Law persuaded the government to unite all the French colonies into a single vast Company for trading up the Mississippi and in the Indies , which was then used as the base for a wild expansion of the French currency . |
| 14 | Do use them for mopping up the blood on the new road . |
| 15 | Short-term money market accounts yielding high interest were abolished , to be replaced by a " Social Development Fund " where short-term money would be pooled to finance the debts of state and local government , blamed by the government as being primarily responsible for driving up the money supply . |
| 16 | A two-year research project has produced what is called the home bus system , a set of standards for wiring up the home with coaxial cable . |
| 17 | This is in addition to the normal purposes of cuts , such as keeping up the pace of the story , or giving emphasis to actions or reactions . |
| 18 | Moon Valley Software 's Icon Hear-It is a program offering lots of fun utilities for brightening up the Window Desktop . |
| 19 | Moon Valley Software 's Icon Hear-It is a program offering lots of fun utilities for brightening up the Window Desktop . |
| 20 | Hand-painted in ten different colourways to match the china , the tiles are proving popular not only for the floor and fireplace surrounds , but for brightening up the area around kitchen Agas . |
| 21 | Here 's an end to worrying about totting up the calories in food and wondering whether you are eating the right thing . |
| 22 | This exercise is brilliant for toning up the loose skin under the chin . |
| 23 | For toning up the whole body and increasing your stamina , swimming and running are both excellent . |
| 24 | If the tile has simply slipped out of place but is undamaged ( that is , it still has its hanging ‘ nibs ’ on the back ) , you should be able to slide it back into place after easing up the surrounding tiles under wood wedges . |
| 25 | After wiring up the Xmas tree lights and programming the computer , even managed the washing up ! |
| 26 | After mopping up the mess-tin with a large piece of French bread that had accompanied the stew , I got to my feet and looked around the barn . |
| 27 | The same place she 'd gone after driving up the Dersingham 's drive on Saturday morning ? |
| 28 | Bull , who has scored four goals in the last two games , did not train yesterday after picking up the injury during Saturday 's 5-0 win over Portsmouth . |
| 29 | Things have been quiet … no messages for 24 hours after picking up the 49 that were waiting yesterday . |
| 30 | Goalkeeper Bolder off his line , punched away only to Andy Melville on the edge of the penalty area ; Melville ran forward after picking up the loose ball , hammered it forward , Martin Foyle getting the last touch of the ball into the corner of the net , and United now seemingly pushing forward towards three points . |