Example sentences of "[coord] [prep] [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | Use gel for sculptured , spiky or slicked back styles , or for crisping up fringes and pieces . |
| 2 | Hope these will come in useful ; I got 2 of as many as I could , so you could have one for handling and one for display — or for pinning up to show both sides . |
| 3 | Questions relating to an offence may not be put to a person after he has been charged with that offence , or informed that he may be prosecuted for it , unless they are necessary for the purpose of preventing or minimising harm or loss to some other person or to the public or for clearing up an ambiguity in a previous answer or statement , or where it is in the interests of justice that the person should have put to him and have an opportunity to comment on information concerning the offence which has come to light since he was charged or informed that he might be prosecuted . |
| 4 | This classification applies to devices used to deliver or control chemicals either at the point of use or for making up accurate solutions to be applied elsewhere . |
| 5 | inform about society , thus continuing the induction of pupils which they are already experiencing into the tradition which is theirs by virtue either of birth or of taking up residence in a country . |
| 6 | ‘ I have no intention of wiping out the WPBSA or of setting up an alternative governing body , ’ Hearn said . |
| 7 | She was hardly aware of the car pulling up outside the house , or of going up to her bedroom , claiming that she was too exhausted to relax on the beach and enjoy the remainder of the sunshine . |
| 8 | In their defence the party leadership could argue that they had been hampered by the lack of a parliamentary majority ; the choice had been hanging on by the skin of one 's teeth or of giving up and holding an election in the face of adverse opinion polls . |
| 9 | They are used to cover grass seeds and for final levelling of a tilth , but their main use is for spreading dung and molehills and scratching the surface of grassland after grazing or before shutting up for hay . |
| 10 | ‘ Independently of climbing over rocks and fallen stumps of trees , the sportsman has to creep and crawl beneath and among the branches with the utmost caution , taking care only to advance when the bird 's attention is occupied in singing , or in scratching up the leaves in search of food ; to watch its actions it is necessary to remain perfectly motionless , not venturing to move even in the slightest degree , or it vanishes from sight as if by magic … |
| 11 | Before that , tin extraction followed either from metal ‘ streaming ’ — collecting tin deposits from rivers , the flow of the water doing a reasonable job in separating the heavy tin particles from the soil — or from shovelling up the ore from lodes exposed to the surface . |
| 12 | Compliance with the oral treatment was assessed by questioning at the control or at follow up . |
| 13 | My way is to burn a hole in using a soldering iron , or by heating up a similarly shaped piece of metal on the gas oven and slowly easing it through . |
| 14 | A disagreement between D and E could be referred to B ; whereas a disagreement between D and F would need to be settled either by B and C together ( using their pooled authority ) or by appealing up the scalar chain to A. |
| 15 | However , the animals affect the plants , and the plants affect the soil ( for example , by providing protection against heavy rains , or by breaking up rocks with their roots , or producing acid which dissolves limestone ) ; and the plants also directly affect the climate ( for example by re-directing winds , or by transpiring soil moisture into the air ) . |
| 16 | When seen , they are all worth trying to preserve , perhaps by postponing cutting back until the eggs have hatched , or by hitching up the egg-bearing leaves among the remaining foliage . |
| 17 | Nearly all of this material was obtained by scooping the top of the surface , or by picking up small rocks up to about fist-size , or from cores a few centimetres in diameter and up to 2.4 metres deep . |
| 18 | The aim is to target small areas of the country initially , and then gradually expand operations , possibly by joint ventures , partnerships or by setting up offices there . |
| 19 | So this is a time for shedding illusions and for staking up such relative certainties as exist . |
| 20 | But Bakker in reply says cartilage is in fact better for absorbing shocks and for building up hydrostatic pressure . |
| 21 | In addition , you 'll find this exercise is good for your alternate plucking and for building up both your left and right hand techniques . |
| 22 | The wheel may be used for the identification of objects , for forming original sentences based on the pictures , and for building up stories around the picture ( Finocchiaro 1968 ) . |
| 23 | The first session is used for introductions and for setting up a framework for the course . |
| 24 | All this week is for is going on appointments I 've made last week , and for setting up my appointments for next week . |
| 25 | Periodicals remain by far the most important research tool for academics , both for current awareness scanning and for chasing up citations to individual articles . |
| 26 | Then , with a nod in the direction of the railwaymen — ‘ Thanks for your assistance , and for holding up the train' — he had grabbed Shiona unceremoniously by the wrist and was dragging her towards the door . |
| 27 | They undoubtedly deserve them for being flexible enough to listen to the people and to bodies like the Royal Fine Arts Commission and for thinking up the innovative scheme itself . |
| 28 | ‘ Thanks for putting me up last night , Leith , and for putting up with me in that condition , ’ he said sincerely . |
| 29 | People , my real friends , had respected me for coping so well after my mother 's death and for putting up with my financial situation at home . |
| 30 | Wombles are fictitious animals from a TV series noted for their cleanliness , and for cleaning up litter and putting it to good use . |