Example sentences of "[be] [verb] up [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we are using up to five times the energy that we really need to move , then it is hardly surprising that , after a long day , all we can do is ‘ collapse in a heap ’ ! |
| 2 | Toleration as wide-ranging as this would not have been acceptable in England , where hostility to Roman Catholicism had been building up for seventy years since Mary Tudor 's attempt to wipe out Protestantism . |
| 3 | ALL major social security benefits are to go up by 3.6 per cent in line with inflation from next April . |
| 4 | The contrast between Reagan and his predecessor in these situations has been pointed up by one Democratic congressman . |
| 5 | And do you seriously believe that the American or world computer industry would be better today if IBM had been broken up into five pieces 20 years ago , as the 1960s and 1970s trustbusters proposed ? |
| 6 | Large numbers of British birds are nesting up to 22 days earlier than normal , possibly reflecting changes in climate as a result of global warming , according to a report by the British Trust for Ornithology . |
| 7 | Learning , singing , and praying are rolled up into one : catechesis , as opposed to dialogue or concerned interest for religious matters . |
| 8 | I assume that Crilly has been picked up on one of his many ‘ wanted ’ charges and that the police are calling to confirm the address he has given . |
| 9 | The technology has already been picked up in one form or another by many sections of the Unix vendor community . |
| 10 | The technology has already been picked up in one form or another by many sections of the Unix vendor community . |
| 11 | All the frustration and anger that had been bottled up for 16 years were suddenly out . |
| 12 | Hanson has been built up into one of Britain 's leading companies over a period of twenty years based on an acquisition philosophy which involves a reduction in the acquired company 's bureaucracy , devolution of responsibility to local managers , a tight control of capital expenditure and a disposal of some of the peripheral assets which are not part of the company 's ‘ core activities ’ . |
| 13 | The Electrochemical Technology business has been built up since 1981 to capitalize on ICI 's expertise in chlor-alkali production and electrochemistry. the FM21 membrane cell has been sold since that year , mainly as part of a chlor-alkali production package , but recent developments have led to its use in the manufacture of more complex speciality or ‘ effect ’ chemicals . |
| 14 | It has been built up since 1975 by combining Fiat 's original truck division in Italy with foreign acquisitions : Unic in France , Magirus in Germany , Pegaso in Spain and Iveco Ford in the UK ( in which Fiat has a 48% stake , but controls operations ) . |
| 15 | The fleet had been built up from 1898 , matching the rise in passenger traffic , and was specially suited to the inter-urban nature of the line with its infrequent stops . |
| 16 | Each turkey , fresh from the taxidermist , has been tarted up in one sort of drag or another from Parlour maid to Kabuki actor and , who knows ? maybe even Uncle Sam . |
| 17 | Experiments have been using deuterium alone , and the temperature of the plasma has been pushed up to 300 million degrees . |
| 18 | The double bed had been made up for two and there were two pyjama cases — relics of a past time — one embroidered with the letter ‘ I ’ , the other with an ‘ A ’ . |
| 19 | Repeated attempts to salvage her had been made up to 1840 , CH 1 . |
| 20 | The earliest written version of Lex Salica seems to have been made up of sixty-five titles . |
| 21 | Postal bookings are accepted up to 48 hours before the screening or event . |
| 22 | They are made up of four triangular sides , and are splendid tetrahedra . ) |
| 23 | Lady 's Smock : These flowers are made up of four pink or lilac veined petals and grow in small clusters . |
| 24 | Apple trees are made up of two parts , the fruiting variety and the rootstock . |
| 25 | In March 1970 Saddam Hussein ( the Iraqi regime 's strong man , but not yet president ) negotiated a deal with the late Mullah Mustafa Barzani that stated : ‘ The people of Iraq are made up of two principal nationalities , the Arab nationality and the Kurdish nationality . ’ |
| 26 | Nationalization 's successors on the Tyne are made up of two management buy-outs and Smiths , which is the fag-end of the original Swan Hunter empire . |
| 27 | Companies are made up of hundred of individual citizens who may depend on the support services of the voluntary sector . |
| 28 | For north-eastern USA , measurements suggest that the contributions to total acidity are made up of 62 per cent from sulphuric acid , 32 per cent from nitric acid , and 6 per cent from hydrochloric acid ( Record et al. , 1982 ) . |
| 29 | However , our foods are made up of three major components which provide energy : carbohydrates , fats and proteins . |
| 30 | If you are going for a fully fitted kitchen , you will find the units are made up of three elements : the carcass ( basic cupboard and shelves ) , the doors and drawer fronts , and the work surface which runs along the top . |