Example sentences of "[to-vb] up [noun sg] with " in BNC.
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| 1 | ROGER Rance , owner of a turf supplier in Hemel Hempstead , has resorted to shock tactics to drum up business with the slogan Sod It heading his local newspaper advertisements . |
| 2 | His battle with litter louts began when he joined the village car committee , and he regularly zooms around on his bicycle , stopping to pick up refuse with his hand-operated stick . |
| 3 | Every attempt will be made to open up dialogue with the kidnappers and to stall them long enough to trace where your wife and daughter are being held . |
| 4 | He added : ‘ I am concerned at the whole idea of trying to whip up custom with a free deal which automatically converts into a pay-as-you-go service charged on your phone bill — unless you contract out . |
| 5 | McAllister had gone out , but only to speak to Rose , who had managed to obtain a new post as a maid-of-all-work , and , her half-day off also being Wednesday , had come to ask McAllister to go up West with her again . |
| 6 | It is very difficult to weigh up economy with convenience . |
| 7 | We take community policing to be a style which emphasizes the development of good relations between police and community , normally via active police involvement in , and contact with , the local community , and by deploying manpower in such a way that officers patrol a ‘ beat ’ on foot in order to build up familiarity with the local area . |
| 8 | Another idea is to stir up cornflour with the juice from raspberries or blackberries and boil it , stirring all the time until thick . |
| 9 | There are merchant bankers who find it convenient to stir up apprehension with a view to drumming up business for themselves . ’ |
| 10 | Party chiefs hope to unite Tory rebels who want to hold up ratification with opposition MPs who see the Government motion as vote of confidence in John Major . |
| 11 | He lays down the only terms on which it is possible for him to take up residence with his people . |
| 12 | As Keith explained , it was not any easier for him to take up employment with the RAF because his father had been a career forces man . |