Example sentences of "[vb -s] it up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a while he opens his case , takes out a glass vial and holds it up to the light . |
| 2 | Then he knocks it up off the Road to about nine inches for a 4 . |
| 3 | ‘ What keeps it up in the — ’ Gurder began . |
| 4 | the bit takes it up to the |
| 5 | When a good nome dies , NASA takes it up into the sky and it becomes a star . ’ |
| 6 | We were sharing it out between four so we got we we always say a quarter I think I think it 's a good idea the way the Americans say a fourth cos you can it ties it up with the four shared out between four people . |
| 7 | He props it up against the wall , and starts threading on lures . |
| 8 | There 's a li he puts a light on and it lights it up down the , a long way down . |
| 9 | He lines it up on the shiny sideboard . |
| 10 | He sets it up in the living room . |
| 11 | Since the start of the month , the ACT Financial Systems Ltd arm of ACT Group Plc , and IPC Information Systems Ltd , both London-based , have been working together to improve communications in the dealing room : first fruit of this non-exclusive agreement is a link between ACT 's Citydesk database and IPC 's Tradenet MX digital dealerboard ; when a dealer dials a direct line telephone number using his Tradenet dealerboard , the RS 232 output port on the board simultaneously sends a signal to the Citydesk database ; a special program searches the database for information on the client being contacted , and immediately posts it up on the Citydesk screen ; so , the dealer does not have to waste time doing a manual search ; this service is available now , but will be sold mainly as an added extra to existing customers , or via the direct sales teams of both parties ; pricing depends on the size of installation , and the complexity of database search levels required ; future developments include bi-directional communications — the Citymax database could send a message to a dealer if something significant happened on the market . |
| 12 | As Evans-Pritchard succinctly sums it up for the Zande : ‘ Every misfortune supposes witchcraft , and every enmity suggests its author ’ . |
| 13 | First is the inadequate definition of gold and silver , which leaves it up to the jury empanelled by the coroner , to whom the objects have been handed over , to decide if they are treasure or not . |
| 14 | Holt can and does believe that children should have them as adults do , and then leaves it up to the child to decide whether or not to exercise them . |
| 15 | If a teacher leaves it up to the pupils to work on their own initiative , will they miss out on essential skills while coming to grips with being responsible for their own learning ? |