Example sentences of "[vb pp] up a [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 've ever picked up a real handmade lute , you 'll know the feeling . |
| 2 | You can already manage horses better than any man I know — with the possible exception of Tom here — and you 've picked up a good general knowledge of farming . |
| 3 | Water is pumped up a tall central stem and then tumbles into a small bowl . |
| 4 | By this stage of your career you will have built up a small personal library comprising books of great variety . |
| 5 | It had seemed even more logical to choose this MP since he 'd built up a vast international organization devoted to security . |
| 6 | She had built up a good little business in the indoor market-hall and now she and George had amassed enough in the bank to set up on a farm of their own . |
| 7 | Since forming in' in Brighton , they have steadily built up a huge following thanks to classy record releases and action-packed live shows . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've had six years experience in this market and have built up a high personal profile among clients , ’ he explains . |
| 9 | He said that before the war Japan had built up a large international textile trade , part of which in his view , was legitimate and part illegitimate . |
| 10 | Stemming from the poor and insignificant Landais lordship of Labrit , they had built up a large territorial holding along the Atlantic coast of Aquitaine . |
| 11 | In Iran the Shah , mindful of Iran 's imperial past , had built up a formidable military machine . |
| 12 | The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation ( FAO ) has drawn up a five-year conservation programme aimed at preserving livestock breeds which are in danger of extinction as a result of the spread of Western farming practices . |
| 13 | DARLINGTON health officials have drawn up a smart new logo as part of their plans to revamp the service 's image . |
| 14 | Whether you are attracted to the beauty and tranquillity of Lake Saimaa or the historic and cultural wealth of Leningrad , perestroika can be thanked for having opened up a fascinating new cruising ground accessible to those looking for fresh places to visit , as well as being a potential charter area . |
| 15 | It has not only failed in this , it has opened up a potential new division between private practice and employed lawyers . |
| 16 | The technique has indeed opened up a whole new area of meiotic investigation in the male . |
| 17 | ‘ Now you 've done it , ’ accused Linda , ‘ you 've woke up a poor young woman Sergeant Joe 's been lookin' after . ’ |
| 18 | He had set up a 10-strong Renewable Energy Advisory Group ( REAG ) . |
| 19 | For example , we have set up a joint working party with Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise for this purpose . |
| 20 | The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ( EBRD ) announced on Sept. 3 that it had set up a short-term technical advice scheme for the Soviet Union . |
| 21 | It has also set up a worldwide value-added reseller and distribution channel to market CA-Unicenter and a new line of Unix products . |
| 22 | China has solved the problem of disposing of solid radioactive waste and has set up a complete purifying system for radioactive liquid and gaseous waste , according to participants in a seminar on nuclear science in Beijing . |
| 23 | Some of the improvements may have originated from his brother Jonathan , who had set up a flourishing instrument-making business in Rotterdam . |
| 24 | It is clear that the founding treaties , and in particular the EEC Treaty which has by far the broadest scope of the three , have established the Communities and the institutions which enable them to operate ; but more than this , they have been held by the European Court to have set up a new legal system separate from those of the Member States . |
| 25 | Software house Logica Plc , London W and software and services company Finsiel SpA , have set up a new joint venture company in Italy called Logicasiel SpA , following Finsiel 's acquisition of the controlling shares in Data Management , Logica 's original joint venture partner in Italy : Logica owns 40% of Logicasiel , while Finsiel , via Data Management , owns 60% ; Logicasiel is made up of Logica General Systems , the original Logica-Data Management joint venture set up in 1985 , and GSO Informatica , which is now wholly owned by the new company ; Logicasiel has 240 staff and turnover of approximately £15m ; it operates in finance , local government and industry , but intends to focus on developing further trade links with the European Commission and pan-European organisations . |
| 26 | BT has set up a new free service to deal with all customers ' enquiries if they are moving house . |
| 27 | CA has also set up a similar bundling agreement for CA-Unicenter with Sequent Computer Systems Inc , however , this version still has a lot of work to be done on it and is n't likely to appear until this time in 1993 . |
| 28 | And she is also supporting vets who have set up a MASH-style medical unit for injured horses . |
| 29 | Manufacturers and packagers have arranged to pick up transport wrappings from retailers and have set up a parallel waste-collection scheme , called the ‘ Duales System Deutscheland ’ , ( DSD ) which picks up recyclable packaging from households and returns it to the manufacturers . |
| 30 | Kasparov and Short have set up a breakaway Professional Chess Association , and are considering bids for a title match , which would almost certainly be staged in London . |