Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | The recognition that a text may set up its own secondary norms leads to a further conclusion , that features of language within that text may depart from the norms of the text itself : that is , they may " stand out " against the background of what the text has led us to expect . |
| 2 | The fact that a storm may show up the poor condition of a flat roof does not signify that storm was the proximate cause of damage . |
| 3 | I refer to would-be parliamentary candidates , Bordes-type aspirants with lunging bosoms and other improbable specimens , who seek to board the Candidates ' List , and in due course may turn up before our selection committees . |
| 4 | NOISE from aircraft using a proposed new flightpath over Tatton Park may drive up to 80pc of visitors away and leave it financially crippled , it was claimed yesterday . |
| 5 | ‘ My main worry , ’ he concluded , ‘ is that the Fortean flicker may start up again at any moment . |
| 6 | It has been found that boards with a sprayed-on coating of etch-resist lacquer may require up to 15 or 20 minutes . |
| 7 | A restrained right foot should coax up to 26mpg and a range of about 450 miles on an 80-litre ( 17.6-gallon ) tankful of unleaded . |
| 8 | British cinema must grow up , but it can only do so by building on everything it has already created , even when that includes silly Hollywood ripoffs . |
| 9 | With its enhanced ability , the computer should speed up the operation of British Robotic Systems 's main product , the Viking vision unit . |
| 10 | The initial effort concentrated on the applicability gap , where the working party recommended : ( i ) that there should be a programme of collaborative research between the IT research community and the other engineering communities supported by the Engineering Board , ( ii ) that the research projects should be jointly funded by ITAB and the Engineering Board , and , ( iii ) that funding should build up to a total of £10 million per annum over five years . |
| 11 | In each case , the wizard must pick up the book and caress it for a minimum of 1 hour . |
| 12 | The back end of the truck should end up just abutting the door of the bay . |
| 13 | Prior to running LIFESPAN ABLE , the user must set up an empty directory ( the primary directory ) and copy all modules to be entered into LIFESPAN to this directory . |
| 14 | Block loans through the public library service will have an important part to play , and it will be advantageous to both sides if the teachers have provided a detailed breakdown of likely sub-themes and activities for the library staff to use ( although their own examination of stock may throw up additional possibilities which could be suggested ) . |
| 15 | When you get to work after Christmas the pressure will be on — and while a lot of tension may build up , it wo n't necessarily be negative . |
| 16 | Metabolism may speed up sharply , so that obese volunteers would be swiftly ‘ burnt down ’ to normal weight . |
| 17 | Observers predict that industry may set up an equivalent to Duales System Deutschland ( DSD — the national waste collecting company established in the wake of the consumer packaging law ) . |
| 18 | While small influences in the short term may add up to large influences in the longer term we must conclude that , within an election campaign , television could influence but not dictate the public agenda . |
| 19 | This remedy may come up after a Belladonna sore throat has gone down on the chest . |
| 20 | The long oesophagus may occupy up to one-third of the body length and the uterus is intertwined with the intestine giving the appearance of twisted thread . |
| 21 | The fur seal may have up to a hundred , but the Hamadryas makes do with only a handful . |
| 22 | If supplied , each entry may contain up to 100 printable characters , including spaces . |
| 23 | If supplied , each entry may contain up to 100 printable characters , including spaces . |
| 24 | If supplied , each entry may contain up to 100 printable characters , including spaces . |
| 25 | If supplied , each entry may contain up to 100 printable characters , including spaces . |
| 26 | An appointment at his NHS practice may last up to 20 minutes when he discusses not simply cholesterol but other aspects of a patient 's lifestyle . |
| 27 | We thought from where we sat that the department should stand up and be counted along with all the other participants around the table . |
| 28 | It 's perhaps fitting that the Services and Communication Department should bring up the rear in this group of presentations , because one of its key priorities is to provide a coherent professional support service to the organisation as a whole . |
| 29 | T : I think Vixen should cover up . |
| 30 | And people are quite happy to do that , and there 's te the the the stress and the the tension must build up inside . |