Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] up a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's about building up a character till you know everything . |
| 2 | On this basis , no parents would consider abortion for ‘ Reason four ’ ( see Chapter five ) ; everything possible would be done to help the survival of the severely handicapped ; parents would in almost all cases wish to keep their child , and there would be no actual difference between bringing up a child who was mentally handicapped and one who was not , or one who was disabled or one who was not , unless the necessary support services were lacking . |
| 3 | Two of these scholars , Edward Foxe and Thomas Cranmer , who were both members of Anne Boleyn 's faction at court , were responsible for drawing up a document called the Collectanea satis copiosa , in which they advanced a claim of imperial sovereignty for the English monarchy . |
| 4 | Matthieu was also responsible for drawing up a plan of the New Town ( see p. 138 ) but he died in 1352 before completing more than four chapels in the cathedral choir . |
| 5 | Established by Congress on Aug. 2 , it was given responsibility for drawing up a plan within 150 days for the " pacification " of the country . |
| 6 | The Bulgarian Telecommunications Co , which last week gave contracts to Siemens AG , L M Ericsson Telefon AB , Alcatel NV and Northern Telecom Ltd under its $300m modernisation programme , says it will announce two more foreign investors shortly : ‘ We will announce soon our partners for building up a surface satellite station and for introduction of a new digital overlay network , ’ Antoni Slavinski , deputy chairman told Reuter ; and a joint venture between Bulgarian Telecommunications Co and US Sprint International Inc will start operating on April 15 ; Sprint Business Telecommunications Co will enable customers in Bulgaria to link host and personal computers with others around the world , and says it already has some 50 applications , mostly from foreign companies operating in Bulgaria . |
| 7 | The most common rates for building up a pension are 1/80th of earnings for each year you have been in the scheme , or l/60th . |
| 8 | The main problem about drawing up a will is that it means accepting the inevitability of death . |
| 9 | You know that , that one where you 've got ta make up a monster . |
| 10 | I think some people do think that is selfish and that marriage is about bringing up a family and looking after the house . ’ |
| 11 | The contrast between Wilkinson and Ivanisevic on court could hardly have been sharper the towering 6ft 5ins Croat against a relatively feeble-looking Briton , coughing regularly between points after picking up a cold . |
| 12 | Their problems intensified when wing ace Martin Offiah did n't appear for the second half after picking up a leg injury . |
| 13 | Baker , 33 , understudy to injured first-choice Craig Forrest , played through the pain barrier during Ipswich 's 2-2 draw with Coventry City last Saturday after picking up a groin injury . |
| 14 | McCoist , who has a phenomenal 34 goals already this season , is undergoing treatment after picking up a calf muscle injury at Dundee on Saturday . |
| 15 | Parker has not played in United 's last five matches after picking up a hamstring strain on March 14 . |
| 16 | Mooney has received a onematch suspension for reaching 21 disciplinary points this season after picking up a booking at Carlisle 12 days ago . |
| 17 | Food flavourings maker Borthwicks jumped 2p to 30½p after serving up a 37% profits increase to £1.28m in the first half . |
| 18 | Shields recorded their first win of the season on a greasy pitch after soaking up a lot of pressure . |
| 19 | PC Holt was hit in the face with a hammer and needed four hours surgery after breaking up a fight in the Royal Well area of the town . |
| 20 | The man who succeeded him as Secretary General of the Young Communists , Carlos Contreras Maluje , was picked up after putting up a struggle in the street . |
| 21 | Once marked out , we were ready to cut the opening , after pinning up a dust sheet on the kitchen side . |
| 22 | After setting up a bitumen plant and providing earth-moving machinery , the Soviets helped cut a new road east of the old Salang Tunnel . |
| 23 | PUNK violinist Nigel Kennedy has escaped having a good behaviour pledge slapped on him after smashing up a hotel room . |
| 24 | Vivienne — with Bernie backing her up as Malcolm was in the States , having extended his visit after striking up a rapport with The New York Dolls at the time — talked me into doing it . |
| 25 | Q Have you any simple ideas for dressing up a bathroom window ? |
| 26 | What may appear to be an ordinary action , such as picking up a slipper to put it on , can trigger an unusual response from the dog if it has been hit with a shoe in a previous home . |
| 27 | The short-term store has a limit of about twenty seconds unless there is opportunity for rehearsal , e.g. this is the maximum time available between looking up a telephone number and then dialling it unless the operator repeats it to himself . |
| 28 | Those in charge of drawing up a blueprint for health-care reform talk of slapping mandatory controls on all drug prices . |
| 29 | While all members unanimously agreed the body should not be wound up , a small team has been given the task of drawing up a programme of action which will satisfy the Lib Dems ' requirements . |
| 30 | The workshop began the process of drawing up a charter which would be put forward to the June Chesterfield Conference ( again , any positive work here is being channel led back into the system ) The Reproductive Rights Workshop focussed on the issue of abortion , and individual women 's experiences , and very little surfaced on how these so called ’ rights ’ affect working class women , there was even a suggestion of wages for housework for women ! |