Example sentences of "[verb] up [verb] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Benny had not grown up expecting life to be totally perfect . |
| 2 | We are seeking to ensure that the er first area to be built up gives protection to the village of Hambleton and can be restored very quickly . |
| 3 | That was proved today by the number of people who turned up to pay tribute to Lord Ridley of Liddesdale . |
| 4 | Compared with a survey carried out in 1985 , Inform found that many companies had switched their emphasis from cleaning up polluting waste to cutting it out at source . |
| 5 | Doors and windows have been bricked up to prevent access to the empty properties , but arsonists have now started smashing the breeze-blocks . |
| 6 | Suspicions bubble furiously , contacts drop like ninepins , Redford is bashed on the head a few times , the dreaded box is nicked back and forth between the Good and the Bad like a gunpoint game of Pass The Parcel and Redford 's erstwhile girlfriend Liz ( Mary McDonnell ) ends up offering refuge to the jittery team and their mountains of equipment . |
| 7 | ‘ We won the £25,000 contract in competitive bidding through the Overseas Development Agency as part of the UK Know-How fund which has been set up to provide assistance to the countries of Eastern Europe . |
| 8 | A plethora of pressure groups and popular movements grew up to give vent to such feelings , including the British Empire Union and the National Citizens Union . |
| 9 | Female chimpanzees do not often hunt , but they nevertheless play an important role in hunting , and they usually end up gaining access to significant portions of meat . |
| 10 | The earthen ramparts which had been hastily thrown up to give substance to the Collector 's revised plan of fortification were steadily melting away beneath the drumming rain . |
| 11 | He was much concerned with strict honesty in business transactions and was closely involved in the agitation that led to the passing of the Prevention of Corruption Act in 1900 : he was subsequently chairman of the Bribery and Secret Commissions Prevention League , set up to give effect to the provisions of the Act . |
| 12 | Delegations from Derbyshire , Norfolk and Bournemouth are to attend next month 's London meeting and it is hoped as many others as possible will turn up to add weight to the issue . |
| 13 | This will be a flexible qualification which can be used in other sectors of the caring industry , or be traded up to enable access to nursing , social work or other occupations . |