Example sentences of "[vb base] up the [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well we 've had all this trauma about you know , cos I do you , where do you want the he said well do n't see much of daddy or nan and granddad and nana and granddad said they moved in on Christmas Day stay here and Rachael and Steven would n't come up , stay here on Christmas Day , it 's quite likely , quite likely to go with daddy he said but , in many ways I he said I know what we can do is when we send up the chimney we could put nanny 's address , nanny 's address on it , shall we ? |
| 2 | Build up the time you spend in the sun slowly — start with 10 minutes and increase gradually . |
| 3 | If we mess up the printing we 've still got that , and we can come back to it |
| 4 | Measure for measure , the paper is more expensive than if you were to buy full sheets and cut up the paper yourself , but pochettes are good when you want to try different weights or colours without paying for full sheets . |
| 5 | Loss of skin tone or turgor — gently pinch up the skin which will normally snap straight back into place . |
| 6 | Inside the computer if you open up the computer you see these little chips , silicon chips they 're about a centimetre perhaps in length and you 'll see a row of , nine or ten of them , that 's physically what the memory is . |
| 7 | They look mean , sleek and powerful … and when you open up the throttle they do n't half shift . |
| 8 | He told the boy , she says , to go back to Wales and save up the money which would allow him to come to London with a certain degree of security . |
| 9 | The experience of faith as it is lived by another people , another culture ; the enjoyment of celebrating fiestas ( and that includes the liturgy and the party afterwards ) with the people ; the experience of living amongst a people who never give up the struggle whatever happens and so challenge my own pettiness ; the graciousness of so many of them and the great welcome they gave us . |
| 10 | Once in , it seemed nothing , absolutely nothing , could make her give up the job she loved . |
| 11 | ‘ Bring up the breakdown I had all those years ago . |
| 12 | And I back up the line I had to go . |
| 13 | wind up the water you wish for . |
| 14 | If I said to you every time you pick up the phone it 's closer to ten pounds , would it get you very excited . |
| 15 | The sensors pick up the change which is then fed back directly to alter the temperature or some other variable . |
| 16 | It is these that make up the matter we see today and out of which we ourselves are made . |
| 17 | Hailed as a kind of dominant world religion , science is a powerful tool some men have used to elevate themselves above other men , women , children , and the plants and animals that make up the world we live in . |
| 18 | Well , you know when you get up the top you come out the school gates |
| 19 | Set up the equipment we will need , |
| 20 | Well I think I 'll go round actually cos they 're queuing up , we want to go to the grocers so er if we go up The Avenue we shall just come past the front of it . |
| 21 | Off we go up the step there 's a good girl . |
| 22 | As officials move up the hierarchy they may be more involved in policy advice rather than managing budgets or people . |
| 23 | The sun 's rays dry up the moisture which amphibians , such as frogs , toads and newts , need . |
| 24 | Gone , got all little things that stick up the end you know |
| 25 | Employees approach their manager to discuss the possibility of a break and if they take up the option they are kept in touch with progress via magazines , company literature etc . |