Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [verb] up [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tadpoles normally feed on plankton and decaying plant material suspended in the water and shoals may effectively stir up the debris at the bottom of the pond , thus adding to the food supply . |
| 2 | Moreover , Noorda must finally set up a line of succession and give us some indication of how Novell ( and Unix ) will function when he bows out . |
| 3 | The student must also write up the medical history and examination findings and discuss the psychosocial , ethical , legal , and nursing considerations of the patient 's case . |
| 4 | Thus , all borrowers must carefully weigh up the benefits and potential costs of using foreign currency loans , as opposed to domestic currency loans , to finance trade , investment and public expenditure . |
| 5 | Pollitt reported in January 1936 : The Central Committee believe that whilst everything possible should be done to support and strengthen the NUWM we must now open up the wider perspective of one united unemployed organisation identified with , and part of , the Trades Councils and the Trade Union Congress . |
| 6 | This would , he thought , assist in deterrence because ‘ in crude , vulgar minds , the seductive picture of a particularly advantageous crime should immediately call up the associated idea of punishment ’ ( Beccaria , 1963 : 57 ) . |
| 7 | If the issuer is not incorporated in any of the member states where the securities are to be listed , the issuer must decide which of those member states is to have responsibility for approving the listing particulars ; it must then draw up the listing particulars in accordance with the laws of that member state . |
| 8 | The federal Treasurer Paul Keating suggested that the state should either offer up the SBSA for sale , or sell off some of its other assets to cover the losses , rather than raise taxes in order to keep control of the bank . |
| 9 | A new town may physically take up a small space , but the end result can be seen from far and wide . |
| 10 | They 'll just kick up a stink and then it 'll all come out anyway . |
| 11 | ‘ If I can take out a £420 loan and have ten years to pay it back , I 'll just pick up the cheque and go out and get ratted , ’ he said . |
| 12 | I 'll just pick up the phone and , how 'll I begin ? |
| 13 | I mean I , my sister used to have one and she said you could take it on the motorway and it 'll just keep up a , a very good speed still with a noisy engines and then it just kept going and going and going . |
| 14 | But if you are charged a few pounds , you 'll soon make up the difference once you 're filling up with cheaper , lead-free petrol . |
| 15 | You know , they might just get up a little way and then some bureaucracy knocks them down again and they 're back where they started . |
| 16 | Yes you would you just wonder whether Forest back four might just push up a little bit higher and let the ball carry through to the keeper every time . |
| 17 | He would see it through , he would find the Way Out , And he might not even stop at simply escaping ; he might just smash up the whole foul contraption of their testing and imprisonment apparatus — this " life " — while he was about It . |
| 18 | It might also stoke up the SNP vote in seats such as Perth and Kinross where Sir Nicholas Fairbairn was threatened by the Nationalists who lay a close second . |
| 19 | So , I 'll now lift up the the curtain and look out into the street and see if there is any sign of them . |
| 20 | And unless the city knows that it 's hopeless , they might simply pick up the whole war again . |
| 21 | ‘ It is unlikely that we would sue the government — in fact , we might even pick up a few extra funds on the back of theirs . |
| 22 | He would be treated to the kind of service his carrier is struggling to achieve and might even pick up a few tips on how an airline should be run . |
| 23 | At the same time they might even pick up a few tips from Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram instead of trying to put them down . |
| 24 | I have quoted this passage in full , not because I think it is particularly inspired or even well-written , but because it is the nearest attempt I have come across to suggest some of the subjective , hidden meanings that might well make up a performer 's luggage when he expresses himself on stage . |
| 25 | Our unequal arms might well take up the difference in line lengths when flying one way ; but the perverse nature of our natural reactions does n't allow the same correction when flying the other way . |
| 26 | They provided the foundation for a conclusive victory by the champions which suggested they might yet put up a spirited defence of their crown . |
| 27 | If judges consistently award damages for a particular type of injury at the top of the range , then that type of injury may gradually move up the scale of relative seriousness . |
| 28 | If there was anything like a Foreign Legion story , or something like Hitchcock 's Lifeboat , when the characters had to ration out the water , you 'd slowly turn up the heat . |
| 29 | A friend in the office of collector of supply could greatly speed up the processing of the claims of allies , while at the same time delaying the completion of the titles of opponents . |
| 30 | However , she could only get up a little way before she tumbled backwards , as the jar had a heavy glass base which proved impossible to overbalance . |