Example sentences of "[vb base] up [prep] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I sit down they billow up in front of me and I look as if I 've got a water melon under there . |
| 2 | Arsenal will go top of the League for the first time since May '91 today if they beat Coventry and Blackburn slip up against Spurs at Ewood Park . |
| 3 | What is now becoming clear is that clozapine produces a build up of dopamine in different receptors from other neuroleptics , and this gives a strong indication that another neurochemical abnormality underlies at least some symptoms of the disorder . |
| 4 | Filbert brushes are less inclined to have a build up of colour at the edges and can be versatile . |
| 5 | I have found that a build up of infusoria in the tank over this period can reduce the number of fry that reach the free swimming stage . |
| 6 | Sometimes a few stones stick out of the grass to indicate this , but clumps of nettles give a general indication of former areas of occupation and of dung in houses and farmyards , because of the build up of phosphates in the soil . |
| 7 | Although some of this effect was the build up of turf over the years , no doubt this type of architecture was made necessary by the wild weather experienced on the island . |
| 8 | Use a shave hook to remove build up of paint from drip grooves . |
| 9 | On the other hand , the Soviet Union have good cause to be worried about the military build up of troops in Saudi Arabia . |
| 10 | Because of the build up of venom in their system the Forest Goblin shamans inhabit a dream-like world haunted by strange spider gods and shadowy eight-legged daemons . |
| 11 | Trying to stop another huge build up of travellers in one area is a subject keeping several police forces across the region occupied . |
| 12 | This causes a build up of pressure in the solution compartment until , at equilibrium , the pressure exactly counteracts the tendency for further solvent flow . |
| 13 | There was little to be done to prevent this inexorable build up of pressure from the roots . |
| 14 | French cosmetic scientists believe that water retention and toxic wastes build up in pockets of fat on the hips and bottom . |
| 15 | But if it 's done as a way of accelerating the child 's development , in order , as it were , to give it the edge over its peers , that does n't seem to me to suggest a relationship in which parent and child are enjoying each other ; it is much more a relationship in which the child is being prepared for competition with its peers and this , I feel , probably is going to turn out badly , because almost inevitably the child will not reach the levels that the parent has build up in fantasy in its own mind . |
| 16 | But if it 's done as a way of accelerating the child 's development , in order , as it were , to give it the edge over its peers , that does n't seem to me to suggest a relationship in which parent and child are enjoying each other ; it is much more a relationship in which the child is being prepared for competition with its peers and this , I feel , probably is going to turn out badly , because almost inevitably the child will not reach the levels that the parent has build up in fantasy in its own mind . |
| 17 | They also say up to £70m in advertising revenue could be lost . |
| 18 | Both England stars started their careers at Acklam Park , Middlesbrough , and youngsters , aged nine to 14 , can now learn to run with the ball and line up for line-outs with the Rugby Union course on the same turf . |
| 19 | Now , the constitution as it " really " is , as it is said to be , and as it is said it should be , only really line up in times of political ( and therefore constitutional ) stability when there is agreement on clear and simple constitutional fundamentals . |
| 20 | Genes controlling coat pattern are carried on the X chromosome and if one X carries a gene that gives colour and the other X carries an inactive gene , the different patches of tissue containing the different inactivated X chromosomes show up as patches of different colours . |
| 21 | Such errors show up from time to time as inconsistencies in the records , but much worse are those that go undetected , and which could lead to the wrong conclusions being drawn when the records are analysed . |
| 22 | Long-distance calls normally cost up to 79p for 10 minutes . |
| 23 | This problem can be dealt with by splitting the fry up into groups of similarly sized fish . |
| 24 | Basic belts start at £45 and range up to £120 for wider creations . |
| 25 | Six supermodels feature in the new spring/summer Littlewoods home shopping catalogue , and though they all charge up to £10,000 for a single day 's work the clothes they model for Littlewoods are all within easy reach of every woman . |
| 26 | Agents charge up to $7,000 per kidney , depending on the wealth of the patient and how badly the organ is needed . |
| 27 | Mhm , when I started in here er I just got put up to work beside one of the women , she just showed me , |
| 28 | APIVOTAL £21million stake in besieged merchant bank Morgan Grenfell was yesterday put up for auction by Hanson as talks which could have heralded a Morgan-BZW merger broke down . |
| 29 | Fourth Division Cardiff City were yesterday put up for sale at £2 million by the club 's financial controller . |
| 30 | The highlight of this sale of French and continental furniture and tapestries is to be found among pieces put up for sale by Lord Elgin and supplied to his ancestor Thomas , the Seventh Earl , by Martin-Eloy Lignereux . |