Example sentences of "[pron] up [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 After the ruling Wolf was given 14 days to appeal but gave himself up to German police at the Austrian border on Sept. 24 .
2 BUILDER Jim Gladden got his wish yesterday and appeared in the dock — after trying to give himself up for TWO years .
3 The birth his birthday was twenty four months , that means from when you can buy it for a new born baby or somebody up to two years old , will be suitable for it .
4 An educational game in which up to four players compete with animals for a set amount of food .
5 Yamaha also operate an R&D Studio in Tokyo , which up to 1000 artists pass through each year , and the Yamaha Guitar Design facility in North Hollywood , USA , where developments such as the Pacifica , Attitude basses and Weddington models originated .
6 The opposition to Raybestos was unusual in that it involved the formation of an autonomous women 's group , in which up to 30 women became involved .
7 I he said , he 's an old type chemist he said just mention my name he said he perhaps fix you up with small quantities or try this other place in Wrexham he said they , chemist he said but they do wholesale work as well
8 If you do not want to actually volunteer for a specific charity but would like to offer your services generally to whoever may need them , then phone the Volunteer Co-ordinator , who will match you up with all sorts of jobs .
9 That would drive him to madness , to the place they most wanted him , the place in which it would be even more difficult to find the Key ; an institution , a hospital where they filled you up with all sorts of disgusting drugs and deliberately kept you as stupid as the rest .
10 You men are so conformist in love , so provincial in imagination ; that is why we have to flatter you , to prop you up with little lies .
11 Available in Rabat or the port Mgarr they will pick you up at pre-arranged prices .
12 are you up to two days at the Co-Op now ?
13 You get in , and an old Pawnee tows you up to 3,000 feet , and then you drop the tow-rope and you 're on your own , with Mike , the chief instructor , sitting in the back saying , ‘ Stop , overcontrolling it , ’ and ‘ Use some rudder , damn it , ’ and ‘ Thought you said you were a pilot ? ’ and ‘ There you are , see ?
14 There 's even a fireplace which can be installed on a wall with no flue : a container of special fuel is lit under ‘ coals ’ , and gives you up to three hours of warmth and flames with no mess , no de-ashing , and no chimney is needed .
15 So how far do you actually want God to forgive you up to three times and then no more you know it 's it 's that kind of er question that we 're asking and that we that I feel that is something we should be thinking about that how far should a Christian go in forgiving .
16 Anyway , what are you up to these days ?
17 ‘ And what are you up to these days ? ’ said the friend .
18 Er they take you up for twenty minutes intensive and then drop it
19 ‘ And I should know , having brought you up for twenty-odd years .
20 ‘ When my name is cleared , ’ he said thoughtfully , ‘ I 'd like to set you up in better premises , supply you with as much leather as you need and get you an apprentice or two . ’
21 I will pick you up in twenty minutes .
22 Consider a rebel stretch of human DNA that is capable of snipping itself out of its chromosome , floating freely in the cell , perhaps multiplying itself up into many copies , and then splicing itself into another chromosome .
23 Laverne is launched into the still treacle of pond water which reluctantly draws itself up like sluggish curtains to receive this intrusion .
24 Dry the leaves first , and break them up into small pieces .
25 Er sanctifying grace natural grace , you know now they 're it 's all , it 's all help from God but clever thinkers have decided to split them up into various things , just like the way I mean for example er there 's so many different things made from oil , you know er like erm turpentine er petrol , diesel .
26 Stirling divided them up into eight patrols of three jeeps each , with orders to keep up the pressure .
27 So you have got ta cut them up into little bits ?
28 You can get them up to two inches at the hilt , in the oriental style . ’
29 In carrying out the review proposed in paragraph 10 above , MPAs will clearly have to distinguish between permissions that need improving to bring them up to modern standards , and those that are/would damage designated sites , important water resources etc .
30 It used to release captured foxes , give them up to nine minutes start , and chase them through areas designed Old England , Leicestershire , Hill District , Home Circuit .
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