Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] up [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alright , but given time we will eventually build up that skill base again . |
| 2 | the , the more you argue for this economy , and the more you argue no this is , this really is how the peasant felt and he that the peasant really erm did n't have any ideas of changing society at that of the landlord system the more I assume that one would support this kind of rent reduction , interest rate reduction campaign which allows you to slowly build up that mobilization which is necessary . |
| 3 | She is past the menopause and she and Abraham have long since given up sexual intercourse . |
| 4 | Though the unit had long since given up any pretence of cooling the room , it did turn out to have a curious talent for magnifying the pigeons ' footfalls so that their tap dance rang out like a drum-roll at six every morning . |
| 5 | I 'm thinking actually of here in the university itself , we 've got three different groups in those areas that are now collaborating , and I think we 've got a good chance of _ especially in the area of schools curricula — but also in the area , I think , of helping business people , and I 'm thinking now of senior management , who might be your and my age , Brian , for whom computers did n't exist when we went through university or college , erm who 've probably more or less given up any hope of understanding it and understanding the computer boffins who have taken over — almost taken over the company at times , one suspects . |
| 6 | ‘ As the other dressers have vanished , you 'd better stay up this end and make yourself very visible . |
| 7 | I myself have long given up any hope of a more permanent relationship . ’ |
| 8 | Fashions in dress and diet , ceremonies and customs , art and architecture , engineering and technology , all evolve in historical time in a way that looks like highly speeded up genetic evolution , but has really nothing to do with genetic evolution . |
| 9 | I did n't know what crows ate , so picked up some cabbage leaves and a lump of congealed moussaka from a dish in the Corporal 's kitchen . |
| 10 | And the writer can only conjure up this gift for the reader if he/she is prepared , first of all , to write plainly what he/she believes to be true , rather than fall for the surface sweetmeats which seem to satisfy but which , like sugar , leave the reader hungry minutes later . |
| 11 | And that 's what causes tragic failures like Matthew Smith and Augustus John — they 've done the Paris rat and they live ever after in the shadow of Gauguin and Matisse or whoever it may be — just as G.P. says he once lived under the shadow of Braque and suddenly woke up one morning to realize that all he had done for five years was a lie , because it was based on Braque 's eyes and sensibilities and not his own . |
| 12 | ‘ Of course we are , ’ Ross told them , bending down to pick up one twin and then the other . |
| 13 | A sharp blow hit her between the shoulder blades and she wheeled round to see the woman who had spat at her leaning down to pick up another stone . |
| 14 | In addition , the group developed robotic equipment , using three-dimensional video monitors , that is sensitive enough to pick up single gold coins and to lift heavy beams . |
| 15 | They 're soft on baby 's skin yet strong enough to clean up any job . |
| 16 | Chris was stunning in a green Chinese-style gown with a long slit up one side . |
| 17 | apparently turned up this morning and they want a hundred pound by tomorrow , and they 're coming back tomorrow for it paying him ten pound a week and thought it was gone and he had er none so find a hundred pound by tomorrow and she did n't know where she was going to get it from , she just stood there and burst into tears and run off going on |
| 18 | It rolls up small so takes up little space in a rucksack . |
| 19 | Oh I 'm all bunged up this morning . |
| 20 | They do n't have enough oxygen because you just ca n't breathe fast enough to use up that oxygen in that tremendous burst of power . |
| 21 | She took the kitten in its little cardboard box to the bedroom and was constantly getting up all night , peering at the tiny bundle of black fur . |
| 22 | He does not , however , explain why the causal influence of the forces of production is always , and necessarily , greater than that of individuals , and only takes up this point in a second argument , in which he shifts from the discussion of character traits to consider the role played by individuals of extraordinary talent . |
| 23 | His undimmed headlights showed the curve of the autobahn ahead far enough to keep up that speed . |
| 24 | Do not suddenly take up violent exercise after years of inactivity , or you will injure yourself . |
| 25 | Sir Ralph 's servant Rastani was lithe and able enough to climb up that wall . ’ |
| 26 | It does n't matter if this essay does only end up one side long , my standard grade folio is almost complete anyway . |
| 27 | John , 30 , only took up competitive Scrabble three years ago and became Scottish champion in 1991 . |
| 28 | I heard Brad having a conversation again today about Ooh I do n't feel ye I heard him saying why do n't we feel very happy about this and not and not happy with the subjects and I do n't feel very happy about running the session so go up this way he 's never done the work you see so he 's trying to learn it from i instructions and things and a lot of the time you need to have actually done it to be able to talk about it |
| 29 | Well it it perhaps picks up this point |
| 30 | The three have only taken up American pool , which uses larger pockets and larger balls than the British version , a matter of eight months ago . |