Example sentences of "[vb pp] up as [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was an uncomfortable affair , the Mayor used it as an occasion to condemn what he called the Turkish occupation of the North of the island and Douglas Hurd looked on clearly anxious that the whole thing be wound up as soon as possible . |
| 2 | Not feeling up to arguing the point , she left quietly , knowing everyone else in the Carlisle Flint team was wound up as tight as the drivers , waiting for the green light . |
| 3 | Even when the happy couple had left for their honeymoon , and the floor of the marquee had been cleared for the dance due to follow the reception , she still felt as though she was wound up as tightly as a spring . |
| 4 | Laura insisted that they be made up as near as possible in the original manner , from the cutting and colouring to the hand-sewn hems ; historical accuracy was to be paramount . |
| 5 | if he had been chasing his flying tent up from the machair on the west of the island , he might have got up as far as the bogland near the lochan , but surely the light from my cottage would not be visible until he had followed the road downhill past the curve and almost into Otters ' Bay . |
| 6 | Some survived , the Dornier Do 217 being broken up as late as 1960 ( what a tragedy ! ) . this remarkable exhibition would surely be a money-spinner today . |
| 7 | The entire clearing was now lit up as brightly as at mid-day , with an eerie green glow . |
| 8 | In the field of New Testament studies , it is as if each new discovery , each new assertion , is swallowed up as quickly as it can be made . |
| 9 | Your shoulders are pulled up as tightly as a drawn bow . ’ |
| 10 | It is essential that these councils are set up as soon as possible so that they may start work on all the detailed arrangements and consultations that will be necessary if a smooth transition to the new funding system is to be ensured . |
| 11 | Nor have prices gone up as fast as it predicted . |
| 12 | The Board interviewed five candidates ( listed below ) and unanimously agreed that while all were suitable for the post , it recommended that Miss Valerie Muirhead be offered the post , to be taken up as soon as possible , at a salary two points below the maximum of the AA main scale . |
| 13 | Studies previous to the Sadler/Spencer survey have concentrated , for the most part , on attitudes to domestic energy conservation , in an attempt to discover why programmes aimed at promoting conservation have not been taken up as widely as expected and hoped . |
| 14 | Shutters should be put up as soon as possible to discourage ram raiders , otherwise traders will leave the town . |
| 15 | Whenever liquids or greases are used during maintenance , all excess spillages must be cleared up as quickly as possible and before the equipment is put back into operation . |
| 16 | Mr Savic said : ‘ UEFA would like to get this matter cleared up as quickly as possible , for the benefit of all parties . ’ |