Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] up to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of his great hallmarks is the stare : not a demented warrior eyeball-to-eyeball look , but that rather silent , unassuming , dismissive look which can wind opponents up to breaking point . |
| 2 | Or young and trendy , favouring outlandish schemes for bringing religion up to date , inviting the congregation to shake hands with each other , and expecting them to sing newfangled and jolly hymns to the accompaniment of the local pop group . |
| 3 | In the absence of a ready-made framework in Scotland , the firm looked elsewhere to the English Law Society 's Continuing Professional Development scheme , launched last year and aimed at not only keeping solicitors up to date with the law but to develop management and other professional skills and to enhance career development . |
| 4 | Keeping information up to date was considered to be difficult due to the increasing number of information sources , and the fact that only certain sections of documents might be superseded by new information . |
| 5 | Responsibility for changing this and keeping information up to date can be delegated to a staff nurse or senior student . |
| 6 | But such work must be done , and field men put in several hours each week in their area offices , writing reports , keeping records up to date , drafting letters , answering the telephone and communicating with colleagues in the field and staff at headquarters . |
| 7 | The Meltem can give winds up to Force 8 , but the Llewellyns never met more than a 5 . |
| 8 | There was further deformation of the Moine and Dalradian rocks on the north side of the Iapetus Suture causing metamorphism up to granulite grade and widespread granitic intrusion . |
| 9 | Finally , ‘ special attention was paid to staff training ’ in order to ‘ keep staff up to date , maintain interest and motivation ’ . |
| 10 | A customer magazine ‘ Dialogue ’ keeps borrowers up to date with Abbey National 's latest products and services , and offers discounts on home-related purchases . |
| 11 | Leaders not only brought supporters up to date with the position of the cause but resolutions took the form of reiteration of basic commitments as well as referring to current developments . |
| 12 | This helps to keep families up to date with the thinking of the school and strengthens the sense of identity . |
| 13 | Of course it is very hard for the writers because they have to keep things up to date and follow the story-lines . |
| 14 | The group had to make contact with an American unit willing to keep staff up to date with the very latest developments . |
| 15 | Harrods , which last year refused entry to Jason Donovan , the singer , because he was wearing torn denims , said the guidelines were part of a programme to keep staff up to date with the latest styles . |
| 16 | Three new courses to keep teachers up to date lead to one-year certificates or two-year diplomas in English in the primary school , drama in education and a revamped course in science for primary teachers . |
| 17 | The first issue of UPDATE brought readers up to date with the pilot schemes which were validated to commence in 1988 under the new arrangements . |
| 18 | At the great Adam , Eve and Immaculate Conception church near the river , I stood with others in the marble hallway and listened to beautiful female solos soaring praises up to Heaven . |
| 19 | Keep valuations up to date — they should be done every five years . |
| 20 | Wycliffe brought Kersey up to date but seemed reluctant to enter into any sort of discussion . |
| 21 | Nairn recommends coving up to skirting board height to make maintenance even easier . |
| 22 | Bad harvests , meanwhile , had once again forced wheat up to famine prices , and the ‘ outbreak of peace ’ after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 was to herald what C. P. Hill has referred to as ‘ one of the grimmest periods in modern British History ’ . |
| 23 | At Wombwell Main , the banking locomotives were added to the rear to push trains up to West Silkstone Junction . |
| 24 | The bold black lettering on the construction board shone in the car headlights when Stephen turned into the wide , potholed drive up to Crystal Springs House . |
| 25 | Their house was lit by oil lamps downstairs , and we carried candles up to bed . |
| 26 | UPDATE number 12 ( January 199 ) described the new certification framework which SCOTVEC has established for its awards and this issue aims to bring readers up to date on what has happened since then . |
| 27 | The monitor aims to bring managers up to date with legislation and their responsibilities . |
| 28 | This is the second seminar in a series organised by the Greater London and South East Movement & Dance Liaison Group designed to bring members up to date with the many changes taking place in the 1990s . |
| 29 | Popular schools have to admit pupils up to capacity ; unpopular schools lose money and will eventually close . |
| 30 | Particularly important is the contribution that EA will make to ensure that unemployed people are given an opportunity to keep their work skills and work records up to date . |