Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] [verb] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact that a storm may show up the poor condition of a flat roof does not signify that storm was the proximate cause of damage . |
| 2 | With its enhanced ability , the computer should speed up the operation of British Robotic Systems 's main product , the Viking vision unit . |
| 3 | In each case , the wizard must pick up the book and caress it for a minimum of 1 hour . |
| 4 | It 's perhaps fitting that the Services and Communication Department should bring up the rear in this group of presentations , because one of its key priorities is to provide a coherent professional support service to the organisation as a whole . |
| 5 | To a school librarian , the term might conjour up the image of compiling a computerized catalouge with details of resources held in the school library . |
| 6 | If Dave has no joy with the local highway authority , he could try enlisting the help of a local councillor , or a local branch of the Ramblers ' Association might take up the case . |
| 7 | The murals of Diego Rivera for the Secretariat of Public Education in Mexico City are admitted by the critic Antonio Rodriguez not to be all of an equally high standard , ‘ but what poet could keep up the same lyrical flow for a thousand verses ? |
| 8 | Even the small boat used to collect up the bottles had to be destroyed . |
| 9 | SHADOW Health Secretary Dave Blunkett vowed that Labour would keep up the fight to stop the Tories ruining the NHS . |
| 10 | He said there was no reason to think the hotel industry would pick up the Scotch Corner Hotel and Croft Spa Hotel had gone into receivership and The Solberge and Kirkby Fleetham Hall were up for sale . |
| 11 | But it could also be used to their advantage in that how that erm absolute egalitarianism would speed up the process of land reform and eliminate feudalism whereas a moderate policy would just take ages for this to happen , so |
| 12 | The wind would howl up the close entrances and whistle up the stairs . |
| 13 | The information centre alternative can speed up the development of applications and maintenance ( as the users should be able to maintain the systems as well as develop them ) . |
| 14 | Stirling had not been told that such a unit was operating in the target area , despite the fact that its presence might stir up the enemy . |
| 15 | The judge may look up the meaning of a word in a dictionary or technical work ; but this ordinary meaning may be controlled by the particular context . |
| 16 | After much negotiation , the Welsh Wool Marketing Board agreed to a special arrangement whereby the Cambrian Mill could make up the Ashley 's own wool into cloth as long as this was not sold , but used only for demonstration models and pattern samples . |
| 17 | As one senior chartered accountant pointed out , the faculty would open up the whole system , raise the technical standard of auditing , and provide a centre of excellence to help people improve their skills . |
| 18 | The pact would speed up the privatisation of 4,000 medium-sized and small state enterprises by giving workers a greater say in running them . |
| 19 | If there 's any subsidence later on , this make of liner will take up the strain better than Butyl , claims the makers . |
| 20 | ‘ One day the sun will burn up the earth it is now nourishing , ’ she thought . |
| 21 | If rain does n't come soon , there will be no vines or raisins and the desert will swallow up the fertile land . |
| 22 | Rick hopes this attitude will spread up the school as these pupils grow older . |
| 23 | The college says the exercise will build up the young people 's confidence and help them to work as a team . |
| 24 | ‘ What we are saying is that the ITC will put up the name . |
| 25 | The judge will sum up the evidence tomorrow before asking the jury to consider a verdict . |
| 26 | There is a growing , often unstated , anticipation that the private sector will pick up the bill for public services . |
| 27 | Exercise can burn up the adrenalin that worry , fear and frustration create , leaving the body relaxed and rested . |
| 28 | Since they look very similar even a regular buyer could pick up the larger size without realising it — but of course the scanner at the check out would recognise the different bar code and charge the correct amount . |
| 29 | Normally , developers paying a barrister to represent them at an inquiry must pick up the tab . |
| 30 | If this wife made such an application the husband could set up the fact of desertion as an answer to the claim , but he could not set up clause 3 as a bar to the proceedings . |