Example sentences of "[vb base] up [pron] [noun] to " in BNC.

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1 Such works demean religious believers and hold up their convictions to contempt .
2 Open up your mind to the possibility that every suggestion someone makes to you is an opportunity for achieving even more profitable results .
3 Open up yu self to any possibility
4 Nor would rank and file trade unionists give up their rights to be ballotted on strike action and the appointment of officials , Mr Hammond said .
5 Men need , in effect , to say to each other , ‘ I authorize and give up my right of governing myself , to this man , or to this assembly of men , on this condition , that they give up their right to him and authorize all his actions in like manner . ’
6 So , when the house is full , and my husband 's away , and I give up my room to some guest like your Rainbow 's Aunt Goldie — I spend the night in my father 's study , and reading all the texts that were n't written for the eyes of women .
7 I may give away everything I have , and even give up my body to be burned — but if I have no love this does me no good .
8 I will therefore , sir , dear as you are to me , give up your person to the happier , to my worthier rival .
9 The COSMOS Consumer Protection Plan covers virtually every aspect of your holiday from the moment you pick up our brochure to the moment you arrive back home ( See pages 12 , 13 ) .
10 The Cosmos Consumer Protection Plan cover virtually every aspect of your holiday , from the moment you pick up our brochure to the moment you arrive back home , and because we want everyone to know where they stand with us it clearly spells out our obligations to you and your commitments to us when you book a holiday with us from this brochure .
11 His grip tightened and his evident emotion made her lift up her fingers to his lips .
12 ‘ Were a benighted inhabitant of Otaheite to feel the wretchedness of his present life , and lift up his soul to the god he worshipped as a supreme being … no doubt God would hear such a prayer . ’
13 The same Hebrew word for helper used in connection with Eve is used in Deuteronomy 33:29 when God is described to Israel as their shield and helper , and in Psalm 121:1 , ‘ I lift up my eyes to the hills — where does my help come from ?
14 ‘ Not less than ten thousand pounds a year I 'd guess … canny old fool in command … would not surprise me if … but convinced can succeed … patience and patience is all … please keep up your letters to Colonel the Honourable A. A. Hope , M.P . ’
15 At the end of it all , the investigators of each group write up their reports to the investigator-in-charge and he in turn formulates the report on the accident .
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