Example sentences of "[adv] [vb -s] up [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | It rolls up small so takes up little space in a rucksack . |
2 | ‘ After that , on each check it only calls up those items which have been active since . ’ |
3 | He does not , however , explain why the causal influence of the forces of production is always , and necessarily , greater than that of individuals , and only takes up this point in a second argument , in which he shifts from the discussion of character traits to consider the role played by individuals of extraordinary talent . |
4 | Researchers — and cynics — say that research does n't give answers but only throws up more questions . |
5 | Well it it perhaps picks up this point |
6 | Unfortunately , the report only picks up obvious defects . |
7 | Pyracantha rogersiana not only brightens up shady spots with its bright orange-red berries in autumn , but it also has attractive white flowers in spring . |
8 | The operation itself is usually purely formal , and only just stirs up enough dust to make you cough a little , but it is a sign that you belong to the higher or fit-to-be-dusted classes . |
9 | She said , ‘ ( a ) it hardly takes up any room once it 's folded . |
10 | Even limiting the choice to alternative financial assets still opens up many opportunities . |
11 | It also uses up scarce resources ; most plastic is made from oil and does not biodegrade . |
12 | Oxidation of organic waste also uses up large quantities of oxygen ( e.g. oxidation of hydrogen sulphide ) . |
13 | Using offshore trusts like this is entirely legal , it also frees up extra money , and that may be needed in future . |
14 | On the other hand technology also opens up new possibilities for monitoring and measurement which should support the development of better basic theory . |
15 | The process , which has a silver catalyst at its heart , also cleans up organic liquids such as aromatic solvents found in the waste . |
16 | It also throws up endless suspicions about anyone who was friendly with the spy and about those in charge who recommended his promotion . |
17 | On the other hand , if ‘ rent reserved ’ has a more specific and discriminatory meaning it is not a phrase which instantly yields up that meaning to a Scots lawyer , untrained in the techniques of English conveyancing . |
18 | The problem , however , was that although efficiency demanded that an inspector be experienced and the commissioners , Fullerton believed , would appoint his son if they were permitted , ‘ they are actuated in all these matters by the influence of the Earle of Isla , who often fills up these employments at London without any presentments ’ . |
19 | The snag is getting there : public transport often links up white suburbs with the city centre , but not with poor black segments in between . |
20 | Smith has a way of merging pragmatism with logic that prevents the escape of a lot of the hot air which inevitably hypes up these occasions . |
21 | It perfectly sums up Royal Cromer , one of the delights of East Anglian golf . |
22 | It does n't take a doctorate in high finance to notice when a group of companies regularly gobbles up other companies , regardless of their line of business , efficiently dismantles them , and sells off any bits worth selling off , at a healthy profit ! ’ |
23 | He then looks up this time in a reference book to find out which lighthouse flashes in this way . |
24 | The other player then picks up four beads from one hole on her side and plays in the same way . |
25 | Example 5 shows how she invites the children to suggest the colour to be used and then follows up this interest with a quite spontaneous sorting and comparison . |
26 | The circular estuarine flow then stirs up these sediments along with plankton , fish eggs , shellfish larvae , minerals and nutrients , to make a briny tonic that supports over 2700 species of flora and fauna . |
27 | Well , the first book in which Freud explicitly takes up this question in the opening pages , is his book of nineteen twenty seven , er The Future of an Illusion , and his begins , by posing the Hobbesian question , although it does n't mention Hobbes , but , it 's the fundamental point he makes , that civilization goes against the grain of human nature , and the question he asks himself is , how does er , order , morality . |
28 | Shrimp farming currently takes up 5,500 hectares and is projected to take up 15,000 hectares by 1995 . |
29 | For fine detailed work , you could possibly try using a rigger brush , which has longer hair and therefore stores up more paint . |
30 | For fine detailed work , you could possibly try using a rigger brush , which has longer hair and therefore stores up more paint . |