Example sentences of "[vb base] up a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I could have them send up a tray if you 'd rather stay in bed . ’ |
| 2 | Basically , you take a good slug of tequila ( ice cold if poss ) and add a splash of lime juice , then top up a five-ounce glass with champagne — or Sainsbury 's Asti Spumante , whichever comes first to hand . |
| 3 | The young lads at the club ai n't very 'appy , an' accordin' ter my information they 're all willin' ter lend us an 'and ter knock up a timber buildin' . |
| 4 | Roux and Co cook up a treat at Food Show . |
| 5 | Nudge up a bit I mean it could 've been tonight . |
| 6 | What Teller hopes the West will do will be to develop its inter-dependence , eradicate secrecy between its constituent parts so the defence and the knowledge thereto is shared , and behind its nuclear shield build up a society that will prove the point about the superiority of its system . |
| 7 | Take your time , build up a case , establish the right relationships and you are halfway there . |
| 8 | I build up a painting like that by covering the whole canvas with a kind of stain , then I get a cloth and rub the images out with a rag , block out the areas of light , then I add very thin layers of paint , then I glaze it and then paint into it . |
| 9 | I build up a painting like that by covering the whole canvas with a kind of stain , then I get a cloth and rub the images out with a rag , block out the areas of light , then I add very thin layers of paint , then I glaze it and then paint into it . |
| 10 | They build up a taxonomy that relies on whether the preferences of the electorate are seen as fixed or varying and whether government capability is seen as strategic or responsive . |
| 11 | There are caves which seem to We went into the caverns and erm saw the petrified caves where they , the water drip on objects and however many years they build up a stone coating . |
| 12 | Through this progression , we build up a vista in the round , the lone figure of the narrator at its centre ; then , in ( 4 ) and ( 5 ) , the eye focuses on a particular point : the distant river and vanishing tug , whose disappearance from the scene reinforces the narrator 's isolation . |
| 13 | ‘ It can be hard when they die , because you build up a bond with them . |
| 14 | Some build up a sense of foreboding that is either confirmed or denied , some make us laugh all the way through , some seem written only to outrage . |
| 15 | It really is possible to get plenty of riding without your own horse and without pots of money — particularly if you ride well and build up a reputation as a reliable and competent person . |
| 16 | The same thing applies when you build up a story in words . |
| 17 | From 1921 , for instance , French colonies were expected to pay their way and build up a reserve . |
| 18 | The age-old method of casting bells was to make a clay mould of the inside shape of the bell , then build up a layer of beeswax round it to the shape and thickness of the finished bell . |
| 19 | Albert then in turn discovers Celie 's true self and slowly they build up a trust and confide in each other . |
| 20 | As the amino acids are brought into position they connect with each other and build up a protein , which becomes detached from the messenger RNA and is used by the cell . |
| 21 | But ions can not probe non-conductors because they build up a charge on the surface , which distorts the analysis . |
| 22 | They circle the Earth repetitively and , as the Earth rotates eastwards below their orbital path , their instruments build up a picture of land and sea-surface conditions and the state of the atmosphere . |
| 23 | Science is a collective enterprise ; over time , researchers build up a body of wisdom which tells them which are the important variables to include when modelling a particular process , and which must be controlled . |
| 24 | Small-scale basalt eruptions can fill valleys and in some cases over-top interfluves : but large-scale flood basalts can completely bury a pre-existing topography as great numbers of superimposed individual flows build up a basalt plateau . |
| 25 | As you build up a number of scenarios , you can identify the cells that best show the results of your what-if constructions , and have the results of the various scenarios displayed side by side onscreen or printed . |
| 26 | you build up a pattern then you build up a rhythm and eventually you know do it |
| 27 | From their experiences children build up a set of explanations and beliefs which enable them to make sense of what happens around them . |
| 28 | They very swiftly get down to basics , ask pertinent questions , build up a rapport , and do so away from the rest of the party , away from the reporters and press cameras . |
| 29 | Draw a cross-section along the line by noting where the contours cross and gradually build up a profile of the ley on a separate piece of paper . |
| 30 | And sometimes if there was just a few of the men maybe two men in the camp , they would come and help with even fencing or or erm build up a dyke or something like that Even drain they would stay for days if they wanted draining the fields , mm it was that . |