Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb -s] up [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 1968 : MCA sets up a British operation . |
| 2 | Hilton sums up the whole process as he has defined it in Book One through the two images of sin and Christ with a quotation from Galatians 4:19 : Scale 1 , then , maps the whole area of the contemplative life and shows it may be accessed through inner participation in the truth revealed at the Incarnation : Most of the book , however , is occupied with the effort to clarify the process by which the reformation to the likeness of Jesus in his manhood may be begun , the experience of this likeness in the reformed " " of the soul and how it leads to contemplation of the Godhead is not explored in any fullness although it is present as a stated goal . |
| 3 | Wordsworth sets up a close relationship between the possessive pronouns " our " and " my " . |
| 4 | Priddle takes up the poisoned chalice for PWRs |
| 5 | Latvia locks up a high proportion of its population of 2.6 million people . |
| 6 | By profession an economist , Pareto builds up a complex model on the basis of the argument that just as material resources ( in particular wealth ) are distributed skewly in an economy , so are human resources ( moral and intellectual abilities ) in society . |
| 7 | Marchant builds up a factual record of dereliction in Stepney with the intention of conveying a sense of loss . |
| 8 | Bruce Lee cleans up the white slave/narcotics market on an off-shore Chinese island , and he and co-star John Saxon polish off hundreds of Kung-fu experts . |
| 9 | Managing director , George Sneddon heads up the regional management team of 24 UK staff who are supported by 123 Omani , Indian and Sri Lankan staff and a labour force of 1500 men . |
| 10 | SNAPPY FAMILIES : Mellor sets up a jolly photo-call with his in-laws after they claimed he banned visits from the grandchildren |
| 11 | McCrea sums up the Western code by his declaration that all his wants is to ‘ enter my house justified ’ while Scott is more easy-going and hence survives to mourn his partner in a world where a Westerner is more likely to be an unshaven brute played by Warren Oates than a white-hatted , true-hearted paladin . |
| 12 | Virgo makes up a characteristic Y-shape . |
| 13 | As well as those on the board , Geldart picks up a thick wad of letters from boys who will be invited to the club 's Centre of Excellence , which takes place over two sessions every Thursday night . |
| 14 | GLAZING machine supervisor Steve Wilmore starts up the new glazing machine . |
| 15 | One anthology for older children stands out : Terry Jones keeps up an unflagging pace of invention in his Fantastic Stories ( Pavilion Pounds 12.99 ) — a rich mix of magic and nonsense , illustrated with usual panache by Michael Foreman . |
| 16 | Gay conjures up a nightmarish world , in which ‘ thief-takers ’ inform on fellow criminals for the £40 reward , marriage for love is regarded as a family disgrace , and man is presented as an animal of prey . |
| 17 | In illustrating Voice through a recording of Beerbohm Tree 's lament over the body of Julius Caesar , or Walks and Exits as passed down to him by Esme Church , Petherbridge conjures up a strong , if erratic , sense of theatrical tradition . |
| 18 | They 're saying that after all IBM Corp has been through , hiring a guy from RJR Nabisco Corp really takes the biscuit , and Reuter sums up the new round of IBM woes succinctly : the headline on Tuesday night read 24MAR93 USA : IBM TUMBLES ON MAINFRAME CONCERN , GERSTNER . |
| 19 | Kooyonga 's three-quarter length defeat of Zaahi sets up a possible clash with top three-year-olds St Jovite , Dr Devious , All At Sea and Muhtarram , as well as Saturday 's Nassau Stakes winner Ruby Tiger . |
| 20 | And in the marine section on page 74 LES HOLLIDAY sets up a sound marine tank for under £250 … |
| 21 | Paul keeps up a hectic programme of lectures on the species , and has amassed a considerable amount of information on the pros and cons of reintroduction . |
| 22 | Gus Van Sant follows up the arduous My Own Private Idaho , a story of narcoleptic gay hustlers in Baltimore , with an adaption of Tom Robbins ' acclaimed novel Even Cowgirls Get The Blues . |
| 23 | Released from duty and put on the case , Renko builds up a long list of suspects , Zita having slept with most of the crew and possibly some of the flatfish . |
| 24 | Today , Doddy heads up the 400-strong PTGI company , an agency which makes available Guinness throughout the country , from small road-side stalls to large supermarkets , from luxury hotels to more downmarket bars . |
| 25 | But Chris Smith sums up the make-or-break situation of the market in turmoil : ‘ The low end of the market is thinner than it used to be , and the other buyers do n't want to mess around with scrapyards . ’ |
| 26 | Dick Lindsell sums up a notable achievement in this way : ‘ C&P having been conveived and put into motion by ICI in a move which some saw as defensive , I believe that we are now increasingly demonstrating that we are as attractive as other ICI businesses . |