Example sentences of "[adj] [to-vb] up [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Our message is that there has never been a time like this to pick up a bargain , ’ a spokeswoman said . |
| 2 | It was a lovely sight to see all the sleeping hens on their perch and exciting to open up the door in the morning to find they had laid eggs for our breakfast in the three nest boxes on the floor . |
| 3 | HEALTH fears over raw sewage washing up on a Fife beach have resulted in one local authority forcing another to clean up the pollution . |
| 4 | Manager Mickey Duff has had talks with Coetzer 's management who are prepared to set up a deal . |
| 5 | In Russia a proposal of 1802 to set up an institute which would offer an elaborate course extending over eight years to prepare young men for a diplomatic career led nowhere . |
| 6 | Browne knew the Masai well and understood how alien such a proposal was to their consensual system of politics , but nevertheless this was the beginning of a long and unavailing effort by the British to set up the laibon as chief of the Tanganyika Masai , until at last in 1933 the current occupant asked to be relieved of his office . |
| 7 | The poor state of the wall required it to be rebuilt and the people of Pennal took advantage of this to tidy up the churchyard and to turn it into a ‘ heritage garden ’ . |
| 8 | How many of us would be prepared to give up a year or more of life to pay back a debt from which we never benefitted , to satisfy the banks ? |
| 9 | It 's easier to slice up the brain when it 's been fixed in suspension — much more accurate . |
| 10 | If there appears to be an improvement in behaviour then you can try delaying the medication , or reducing the amount , but keep an eye on the situation and be prepared to top up the dose if necessary . |
| 11 | PFK TIP : When using the Wurly in warm and/or windy weather , you will have a high rate of water loss through evaporation and spray so be prepared to top up the pond as required . |
| 12 | Ltd. but returned in 1903 to take up an appointment as chief chemist in their Salamander works in Riga . |
| 13 | As always , Greta was prepared to take up the challenge ( ‘ We might put pressure on the War Office at this end ’ ) , but was forestalled by an offer from another direction . |
| 14 | GORDON TAYLOR , the players ' union secretary , yesterday confirmed that he is still prepared to take up the post of chief executive of the Football League -despite a cold-shoulder from the League 's management committee and the reluctance of the Professional Footballers ' Association to release him . |
| 15 | Alexandra Palace and Park , the latest company willing to take up the baton , has been administering a relaunch for the premises through the offices of Bizat , a genial exhibitions and catering specialist , who had been at the place only 11 weeks , in 1980 , when afire near the great organ gutted much of it and necessitated major reconstruction . |
| 16 | He had wanted Lesley to have an abortion , but because he feels committed to Lesley he is prepared to bring up the baby as if she were his own . |
| 17 | At the moment , Hillsborough chairman David Richards insists they will not let Hirst go , but it seems United are prepared to step up the pressure to test their nerve . |
| 18 | Yet schools are prepared to tie up the time of senior staff , in effect the resource equivalent of at least a full-time head of department post , with the vaguest responsibilities for taking difficult pupils away from classrooms . |
| 19 | If the costs at the home you prefer are greater than the fees payable by the Social Work Department , your placement will be dependent on a third party being willing to make up the difference , ie a relative , a charity or a trust . |
| 20 | Does my right hon. Friend agree that it would be right to set up a retraining scheme for soon-to-be-redundant members of the shadow Cabinet ? |
| 21 | It was argued that it would be undesirable to open up the possibility of private prosecution , and that the sensitivity of the area was such that it was imperative that prosecution policy be consistent . |
| 22 | ‘ None of us believed that it was right , sensible , logical or professional to split up the company , ’ says Bill Toner . |
| 23 | ( It is possible to set up a system to gradually add your tank water while discarding the shop water but this should not be necessary ) . |
| 24 | By lining a perforated box with filter matting , covering with a layer of gravel , and filling with planting media and bog plants it 's possible to set up a vegetable filter over the back of a tank . |
| 25 | There is another huge difference between pop and film , in that it costs little to set up a band , play in community venues , make a record and get it on local radio , whereas film remains largely the preserve of big business . |
| 26 | ‘ We 've found that in Berlin it 's not polite to pick up the phone and offer a painting . |
| 27 | Unfortunately it is too far south to be properly seen from Britain or the northern United States , but when high up it is truly impressive , and it is easy to conjure up the picture of a scorpion from the long line of bright stars , with the ‘ head ’ and the ‘ sting ’ . |
| 28 | Since documents prepared with either indented or hanging paragraphs tend to be consistently of the one style , it is as easy to set up the format before typing as it is to do it afterwards . |
| 29 | It is very easy to pick up a meaning from a metaphor which was perhaps not the one intended . |
| 30 | Charlton has no need to wax lyrical to talk up a crowd . |