Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She sit down on the chair but she 'll want to stand up a little bit cause we got bins underneath and she wants to put her feet on the bins |
| 2 | You would need to set up a system drill . |
| 3 | On the rare occasions when the Indian does seek to build up a reserve for himself , he squanders it at once . |
| 4 | Most PR executives will need to build up a repertoire of photographers who are skilled in the various areas covered by the media relations programme . |
| 5 | Not only do we need to build up a collection of RBGE staff publications , but we should also ensure that external researchers given significant access to RBGE facilities agree to deposit copies of their publications , reports and theses within the Library as a condition of use . |
| 6 | To do so , he will need to rest up a little , for an old body is a less willing one . |
| 7 | To do so , he will need to rest up a little , for an old body is a less willing one . |
| 8 | Alternatively , if you expect to be in a high earning bracket , you might consider setting up a limited company , even if you are the only salaried employee , rather than launching the same business as a self-employed individual . |
| 9 | The Government should consider setting up a scheme to provide top-up money when residents ' families can not provide it themselves . |
| 10 | What form of representation would you recommend for this new market — or would you consider setting up a manufacturing subsidiary ? |
| 11 | How many sixths would you need to make up a third ? |
| 12 | I can therefore understand why at that awful moment he should seek to summon up a talisman of words , a secret defence against abomination , or perhaps even an excuse in the form of some kind of precedent that a word expresses and so takes the edge of uniqueness off the contemplated evil . |
| 13 | We would n't wish to do that , but nor would we want to open up a free for all . |
| 14 | Mr do you want to pick up a point ? |
| 15 | The Democratic Platform at a conference on March 18-19 had begun discussing whether it should prepare to set up a new political party immediately after the July congress , if its policies were not adopted . |
| 16 | Erm and basically er the , the reason for doing it that way is that erm , I do n't want to set up a situation where erm I 'm some sort of expert and I er this is not a matching process , okay ? |
| 17 | The captain showed them a rough map drawn crudely on tough , brown vellum and with a stubby finger and guttural comments pointed out the coastline of Fife , the manor of Kinghorn and the possible place where the French could dock to pick up a party from the beach . |
| 18 | When we ask the average PPL what they would do to set up a descent whilst maintaining their present speed , they reply — after some thought — is invariably , " I 'll reduce power , but I shall not have to change the attitude . " |
| 19 | Alternatively , the firm can choose to set up a local operation and simply ‘ clone ’ the domestic business in the foreign country . |
| 20 | It can expect to pick up a lot of support both from mainstream Solidarity and from the squabbling peasants ' parties . |
| 21 | In a good postwar election year , the Conservatives would normally expect to pick up a respectable number of seats in Northern England and to some extent in Scotland . |
| 22 | Will others choose to keep up a continuous presence in covering Yugoslavia in the way that we have over the past year ? |
| 23 | It was a mark of her artistic intelligence and independence that she did not choose to dish up a pot-pourri of well tried favourites for the occasion , drawing attention to herself rather than the music . |
| 24 | I should 've tidied up a bit — that would 've made Mr Jackson think I 'm grown up enough to look after myself , but it 's too late now . |
| 25 | NATO will now plan opening up a land corridor to the beleaguered city of Sarajevo for armed relief convoys . |
| 26 | Now , erm , yes , I 'd like to pick up a comment made by the Director , erm , he said quite rightly that the prevention factor is really out of the window as far as the budget is concerned , and pro as far as operations are concerned . |
| 27 | Er , and I would like to pick up a unit after every half term but around that , you know , somewhere along get them into something really tangible |
| 28 | The welfare worker would also like to ensure that clients have adequate legal representation and would like to set up a system whereby property that belongs to a detainee is returned by the police . |
| 29 | Q Please could you give me some information on Red Shiners , as I would like to set up a coldwater tank in which to keep some . |
| 30 | I would like to set up a 42″ × 20″ × 15″ tank in my lounge to house small specimens of our native freshwater fish . |