Example sentences of "[vb mod] [verb] up [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Apple Computer France SA has cut retail prices of all its products by up to 33% , and says the impact 3 , should show up quickly because of the fiercely competitive nature of the computer industry : ‘ we aim to increase the number of our users and conquer new markets , ’ it said , adding that it intends to establish a new pricing policy for resellers ; ‘ the demand for our products is still strong , with a worldwide volume growth rate of 18% in the second half of our fiscal 1993 , compared to the same period in fiscal 92 , ’ said Giancarlo Zanni , managing director of Apple France . |
| 2 | Underlying inflation , now around the 3.7% mark , is expected to slow but due to the devaluation of the pound UK exports should pick up dramatically because the price of British goods will be much cheaper abroad . |
| 3 | and while I started off thinking I might finish up better than I started |
| 4 | It 'll go up again when budget comes in as |
| 5 | ‘ I think I 'll put up here if you do n't mind . |
| 6 | No I think just dedication and we , if we made an appearance maybe something would come to a head , things would get sorted , if we just said forget it then stay at home , then the quarry managers would say right forget it , we 'll get another workforce in , you know it was , I think it was just I think some were dedicated to the job and sort of gave it their best , whereas others were slightly you know , willy nilly about it and well I 'll turn up today cos it the weather looks nice , or I 'll turn up today because the wife is n't off and or the gas has run out or whatever . |
| 7 | No I think just dedication and we , if we made an appearance maybe something would come to a head , things would get sorted , if we just said forget it then stay at home , then the quarry managers would say right forget it , we 'll get another workforce in , you know it was , I think it was just I think some were dedicated to the job and sort of gave it their best , whereas others were slightly you know , willy nilly about it and well I 'll turn up today cos it the weather looks nice , or I 'll turn up today because the wife is n't off and or the gas has run out or whatever . |
| 8 | This was all happening while I was walking through the bus station and taking my place in the queue ; and when I gained my seat I began looking in my bag for a piece of paper and a biro , and then , on the inside of a chocolate-bar wrapping I wrote what I must memorize and recite if I were to get the message over to the doctor — I , who even made heavy weather of describing a sore throat ; I , who after a period in the waiting-room could dry up so as to be virtually dumb . |
| 9 | But we could go up even if we do n't win at Wolves , depending upon on other results . ’ |
| 10 | I could get up there before he buys |
| 11 | He was the sort of man who 'd turn up only when he said he would n't . |
| 12 | Entries which may take up more than one line must end with an END-OF keyword related to the initial keyword ; e.g. END-OF-CLASSIFICATIONS . |
| 13 | I know Mr used to go up there cos he was still at school then and he used to go up there cos he was doing nothing but whether he he wants her to get a job , well he . |
| 14 | Ah he used to come up here when he was a wee boy with his granny . |
| 15 | My dressing-up box — I used to dress up long after everyone else had grown out of it — Mum got embarrassed , as if I was retarded . |
| 16 | It would end up longer than when it started , right ? |
| 17 | Well then I would get up there although no . |
| 18 | This will build up obviously as we go through the course . |
| 19 | First decide whether you wish to make a portrait or landscape design , and check that the card will stand up properly if you are opting for the latter shape . |
| 20 | It 's my guess and it 's an educated guess , within the next decade this growth will speed up partly because of new technology and the employer 's needs to cut costs and maximize profits . |
| 21 | All volcanic rocks , whatever their composition , may turn up either as lavas or pyroclastics , but rocks of some compositions are more often found as lavas , while others are more common as pyroclastics . |
| 22 | You can go up then after you 've been |
| 23 | can go up there if you were going to stay and make a cup of tea and a sandwich or something . |
| 24 | In the summer holidays I can , I can get up early if I want to . |
| 25 | Leave enough space between you and the vehicle in front so that you can pull up safely if it slows down or stops suddenly , the safe rule is never to get closer than the overall stopping distance shown below , but on the open road in good conditions leave a gap of one metre for each mile an hour of your speed or a two second time gap may be enough , they will also leave space for an overtaking vehicle pulling or wet or icy or the gap should be at least double that , drop back if you know that taking vehicle closing gap in front of you make way for ambulance , fire engines , police or van emergency vehicles when their blue lamps are flashing or their bells , two tone cones or sirens or . |