Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [verb] up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You know , Frank , ’ she said , ‘ I 'm going to take a great delight in telling her , much more so than facing up to the big boy himself , because she it is who has paved the way for all this . ’ |
| 2 | The danger was that they might even go beyond " their lawful power at the polls " , especially if stirred up by " designing persons " and promises of " social salvation " , and they might attempt to produce change through " revolutionary action " . |
| 3 | The ULS Study showed that smaller farms were more labour intensive per unit of land area and the NCC 's concern is mainly that larger units ( especially if bought up by large investors ) are run as ranches with little if any regard to conservation interests or features . |
| 4 | Martigues will soon be all but swallowed up in the new harbour constructions planned to stretch west from Marseille . |
| 5 | In 1975 I left Jerry and not long after joined up with Lanny Wadkins , who I worked for from 1976 to 1980 , when I was ready to move on again . |
| 6 | I found it intriguing that the image on the screen was almost indecipherable , especially when blown up to five and a half metres square . |
| 7 | Some years ago Western Samoans were found never to develop type I diabetes in their own environment but to do so when brought up in New Zealand . |
| 8 | Many young people run away from home rather than face up to their problems . |
| 9 | The mother was an unmarried girl by the name of Mercy Barnett , a whatever'sstreet trader 's daughter , ill used by a seaman who had made off to the other side of the world rather than face up to his responsibilities . |
| 10 | Rather than face up to the horrendous alienation implied by such strong electoral support for Sinn Fein , the Government has closed its eyes and now compels the population to do the same . |
| 11 | Whilst other people recognise that the alcohol-induced sense of unconditioned acceptance is a false sensation , the sufferers from addictive disease may cling to it even to death rather than face up to the reality of the need to accept any conditions in life . |
| 12 | I think one of the things the American companies often do is that , rather than set up on a green field site , they often buy into an existing company , erm , and therefore it 's , it 's , it 's a , it 's a somewhat different form of investment to the |
| 13 | After what we 'd been through , it was an absolute pleasure , and many passengers refused to rejoin the plane , preferring new careers mopping up oceans of urine , and scraping generations of dried shit from the walls and little holes in the ground , rather than facing up to any more sticky orange and hostess abuse . |
| 14 | Intellectualisation : The family members usually have clearer heads than the primary sufferers and use them for even more determined discussion of " facts " rather than facing up to and discussing the emotional pain of their own position . |
| 15 | Arriving at Treib those who wish to reach Seelisberg on foot rather than travel up by funicular will find the footpath to the village clearly marked and well maintained . |
| 16 | I would have cut my throat rather than grow up to be like my Mam . |
| 17 | The more closely the dynamics behind mass unrest are examined , the clearer it becomes that mass political militancy was generated from below rather than whipped up from above , and that ‘ intelligentsia initiative was successful only when it reflected … basic popular impulse . ’ |
| 18 | The two sets of waves then cancel each other out , rather than adding up to a stronger wave as one might expect ( Fig.4.1 ) . |
| 19 | ‘ … we were both pulling in opposite directions , and I felt Brian was siding with his mother rather than standing up for me or remaining in the middle . |
| 20 | Now do n't think in terms of presentations just as standing up in front of an audience . |
| 21 | The girl more than lived up to her mother 's recommendation of being ‘ good with the little ones ’ . |
| 22 | The early historical serials , typified by ‘ Marco Polo ’ , more than lived up to his expectations , drawing much critical praise from school teachers and parents as transmission stimulated children 's interest in the periods of history under view . |
| 23 | Both the food and the surroundings more than lived up to Luke 's predictions . |
| 24 | The smaller number of A and C allowances was more than made up for by the greater number of B and D allowances . |
| 25 | In August Chapman signed his former half-back George Hampson from Northampton , and although his previous visit to Northampton had failed to secure Walden — he went to Tottenham in April for £1,750 — the developing form of Bainbridge at outside-right more than made up for the disappointment . |
| 26 | Dunne , Chapman 's last attempt to find a successor to Lambert , proved to be past his best , but Drake more than made up for lost time , scoring 42 League goals in 1934–5 , a club record for a single season . |
| 27 | Unfortunately for them Palace injuries prevented the other two players from making any more than token contributions to our promotion hopes of the late 1920s and early 1930s , but Tom Crilly , a full-back by profession , more than made up for those disappointments . |
| 28 | Objectively , Karen was prepared to go almost as far as her predecessor , and her eager greed more than made up for the thrill I used to get from subjecting dogged , cow-like Manuela to the same routines . |
| 29 | He lacked fire or animation but his wife more than made up for his apathy and weakness . |
| 30 | But , in spite of the Royal Navy , Jones , after a voyage to be described later , sailed safely back to France , where his reception more than made up for the much cooler one he had received after his ‘ Whitehaven ’ cruise 18 months before . |