Example sentences of "[conj] [vb -s] up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will be interesting to see whether current opinion confirms that historical evaluation or throws up masters due for a fuller reassessment . |
| 2 | The heart will benefit most from the kind of exercise that builds up stamina — the ability to keep going without gasping for breath . |
| 3 | The problem here is that as a $4,300 box it 's fitted with only 207Mb external disk and 16Mb internal memory , barely enough to handle the Solaris 2.1 operating system that eats up 200Mb of disk space and prefers 24Mb minimum . |
| 4 | In one season alone Gallacher scored 46 goals for Airdrie , striking up an almost telepathic relationship with the club 's left winger Jimmy Sommerville , a name that conjures up images of late '80s gay-disco rather than Broomfield Park in the midst of industrial depression . |
| 5 | And there is a coddling quality , a smooth butteriness that conjures up visions of shortbread biscuits sprinkled with ground cinnamon . |
| 6 | Have you ever been working on a program late at night that throws up error codes with a number such as ‘ ERROR CODE 201 ’ which means nothing at all to you . |
| 7 | The question is , whether the culture of Italy is one that throws up people who will be public spirited , who will make good trustees while allowing the curators to get on with their work . |
| 8 | It 's probably one that picks up conversations in the room as well as just on the phone but I can show it to the boys at — ’ |
| 9 | Typical is the Pine Gap installation near Alice Springs in Australia , a huge project that sucks up communications in the Far East and Pacific . |
| 10 | Well this is something that comes up time and again Fred . |
| 11 | Other employees said they had favourite sections of the roadshow , and everyone was enthusiastic about the Crystal Maze game that makes up part of the roadshow . |
| 12 | Er , what in fact this Committee is doing , is saying that at one of the sections that makes up part of it , you happen to have carry forwards spare from last year , therefore use them because we ca n't identify anything else in budget savings for this , next year . |
| 13 | Everything that makes up Ireland , he thought . |
| 14 | The budget deficit is rising alarmingly as recession cuts revenues and drives up unemployment . |
| 15 | Walking exercises your legs and buttock muscles and builds up stamina , but a few add-on exercises will really pay dividends — though you might still have trouble standing after the first day on your skis . |
| 16 | This method of cultivation protects the growing plants from late frosts and builds up heat in the soil so that the potatoes are ready to be lifted 2–3 weeks earlier than if they had been grown conventionally . |
| 17 | Pulls up chair to sit by low sink and turns up sleeves . ) |
| 18 | And in ‘ Macbeth ’ , ‘ when Tarquin ‘ rapes ’ the crown , and the Boar climbs into Duncan 's slashed skin and stands up King of Scotland ’ , one must simply groan , because for all the tortuous extravagance of metaphor , and the twists and turns of myth intended to give it power like twisted elastic , one is not being told anything novel . |
| 19 | It 's a continuing theme ; dance is fickle and chews up styles so quickly it 's possible to be last week 's thing when your work is still relevant : ‘ Electro was given a bad name by break-dancing , ’ reckons David . |
| 20 | Accounting software house Sage Plc has finally launched the Macintosh version of its mid-range Sterling +2 package software , along with a revamped version of its MainLan peer-to-peer networking system and enhanced version of its Sovereign high end accounting system : the announcements were accompanied by the news that Sage Sterling +2 has now been included in the IT Recommended Product Scheme run by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales ; the Bookkeeper version of Sterling +2 for the Mac , available now , is £150 , the Accountant version is £350 ; MainLan 4.0 for MS-DOS and for Windows said to be faster and takes up 20% less memory than its predecessor is either £400 for the 16-bit starter kit boards or £200 with 8-bit boards ; the ‘ super enhanced ’ Sovereign 4.7 now has full EuroVAT reporting and improved profit and loss , stock take and help facilities and costs £350 for single users or £600 for multiple users . |
| 21 | We have , however , received considerable support and encouragement from Michael Fallon , who visits us regularly and takes up issues on our behalf with Government Ministers , seemingly with considerable success following the recent announcement with regard to European Grant Aid . |
| 22 | The Spirit comes and takes up residence in our bodies , which he wants to use as his temple ( Cor. 6:19 ) . |
| 23 | The Spirit comes and takes up residence in a man once he is invited in . |
| 24 | So it just skips past B , giving it no more than a quick glance , and takes up C. |
| 25 | Promoting collective planning and decision making to devise an overall protection plan for the child , which integrates the work of the agencies concerned and divides up tasks in an economic and functional manner . |
| 26 | In short , while it is good for third party service providers , it is administratively inefficient for investors , brokers and companies and ties up capital needlessly in the securities system . |
| 27 | I am used to the wind 's deep-throated shouts as it tears at the corners of our cottage in Cornwall , as it cracks branches and sweeps up leaves . |
| 28 | The needles for the stitches in contrast colour will be selected to the upper position as the carriage crosses the needlebed and picks up colour two from the second yarn feed ( the ‘ butterfly ’ . |
| 29 | The Bus company delivers and picks up children at the School every day . |
| 30 | T V , on the whole , generates material for itself , and makes little forays out into your territory and picks up people . |