Example sentences of "[verb] up an [noun] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ So do I. We 've had the spy-glass trained on his approach bearing and they 'd have picked up an explosion for sure . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I like to work up an appetite for my breakfast . |
| 3 | Master butcher Howard Callaghan returned from picking up an award for a pork window display to discover the plate glass front of the shop blown away . |
| 4 | ‘ And now you 've built up an appetite for sampling some of the fish which may have been brought ashore here ? ’ |
| 5 | Lachlan , racing out to set up an ambush for his nephew , insisted against his shipmaster 's warning on taking a corner just too neat , and stranded his birlinn just off the Rubha Aird Druimnich . |
| 6 | The participants voted to set up an Association for Communication and Theological Education to carry forward the discussions held at Yale . |
| 7 | This Association has been instrumental in getting the APA to adopt guidelines on non-sexist language and practices , and to set up an office for Women 's Programmes . |
| 8 | draw up an agenda for the meeting , listing the changes to be reviewed in order of priority |
| 9 | ‘ A climb on Snowdon is the perfect way to build up an appetite for Christmas dinner , ’ said organiser Mandy Whitehead . |
| 10 | Co-host Terry Nutkins thought up an assignment for Michaela shortly after she started working on the BBC1 nature programme . |
| 11 | Though taking up an interest for its own sake may also lead to new friends and a good social life , it can be helpful or necessary to join a club purely for emotional support or to forge fresh contacts . |
| 12 | Because growing up involves making your mind up , making up an identity for yourself . |
| 13 | You say that Hatchetfish are not suitable for a beginner , nor should they be sold to someone who is setting up an aquarium for the first time . |
| 14 | REMEMBER Baftagate , when Lynda La Plante picked up an award for Prime Suspect although the majority of the jury allegedly voted for Alan Bleasdale 's GBH ? |
| 15 | A POLICEMAN whose hand was sewn back on after a sword attack yesterday picked up an object for the first time . |