Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] up [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You must tell them that you want to pick up a thirty five percent of the first year 's payment . |
| 2 | I want to set up a four foot tank for Dwarf Cichlids . |
| 3 | I want to set up a four foot tank for Dwarf Cichlids . |
| 4 | ‘ I want to walk up the other valley too , ’ said Betty . |
| 5 | If the leaders of Anti-Racist Alliance want to build up an effective anti-racist movement , they should desist from the kind of stupid sectarianism that I witnessed at the recent March for Justice in the London borough of Newham . |
| 6 | Mr McGlory said : ‘ We want to start up a new Allinsonsaimed at a more mature clientele and including cabaret shows . |
| 7 | When a floorboard is difficult to lift or when you only want to take up a short piece , a floorboard saw is helpful . |
| 8 | Thinking about going abroad or just want to take up an exciting new pastime ? |
| 9 | We want to bring up a nice girl , not a little pig . |
| 10 | It has been suggested that the prevalent west and south-west winds tend to set up a longshore drift towards Portland , so that the majority of coarse material accumulates at that end . |
| 11 | ‘ I mean serving up a one-legged chicken in front of all those guests . |
| 12 | ‘ I am going round London in 80 days , ’ I say , ‘ and intend to pick up a local bus at Heathrow ’ . |
| 13 | Recognizing the need for the development of international law on liability and compensation arising from the transport or disposal of hazardous wastes , the resolution requested UNEP to set up a working group of experts on this issue . |
| 14 | Do n't be afraid to make good use of filler and stain to patch up the odd failure . |
| 15 | And Leeds hope to wrap up a short-term deal for Aussie Test forward Bob Lindner in the next three or four days . |
| 16 | The moment one list has been published , the various subcommittees begin drawing up the next . |
| 17 | ‘ Three bottles thrown out to sea and they just happen to meet up a thousand miles away . |
| 18 | Rovers stand to pick up an extra £25,000 if their former player makes the Great Britain side . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't think that professionalism as such should have a place within the playing side of the Association , ’ states the Dungiven clubman , ‘ We play for pure enjoyment and recreation and if along the way we manage to pick up a few honours , then that 's great . |
| 20 | I also enjoy ripping up the rejected drafts of this manuscript . |
| 21 | You seem to take up an awful lot of energy and time . |
| 22 | Sub-headings seem to take up an inordinate amount of space ; do we really need separate headings for ‘ What is Tincture of Benzoin ’ , ‘ How to use Tincture of Benzoin ’ , ‘ How to carry Tincture of Benzoin ’ , and ‘ Where to buy Tincture of Benzoin ’ ? |
| 23 | I remember picking up a discarded newspaper and reading about a vicious gang attack on two young men , one of whom managed to escape . |
| 24 | ‘ I like to keep up a brisk pace . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I like to build up a good bed of hops . |
| 26 | We always like to tie up the loose ends in this court . ’ |
| 27 | You know when you 're waterskiing with a really powerful boat and you slant your skis as you curve to send up a whole curtain of water ? |
| 28 | Er we pay pick up the second the second stage which is the balance of the first year 's payment at er about six to eight week 's later through this banker 's order . |
| 29 | Why then attempt to patch up an old overall as if one were repairing a sumptuous evening dress ? |
| 30 | Phillips says that ‘ at first we try to set up a good rapport and explore the range of powers claimed . |