Example sentences of "[vb base] up [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They had to go and give him some support and they put up quite a good fight . |
| 2 | Tukuse the only one where you move the choker or if you speak up just a little bit . |
| 3 | Usually , proctoscopy is only performed on known gonorrhoea contacts and these make up only a small proportion of female patients seen in the clinic . |
| 4 | In the Khartoum region , female enrolment outstripped that of males at secondary school level , though women make up only a small proportion of students in the technical secondary schools . |
| 5 | Agency workers and their close equivalents make up only a small minority of the temporary workforce and most of them are concentrated in a very narrow range of occupations , particularly those involving office or secretarial skills . |
| 6 | Although most enterprise unions are affiliated to a number of national labour federations , industrial or trade unions which include workers from many different firms make up only a tiny proportion of Japanese labour unions . |
| 7 | For most , the Broads conjure up either a dull picture of flat , uncontoured landscapes sadly unrelieved by dramatic mountain scenery or stunning views , or else the cheap ‘ n ’ cheerful chips-with-everything ambience of Great Yarmouth and its neighbours . |