Example sentences of "[to-vb] up [pron] [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Phil Mitchell , ex-FYT field officer for the North West , and his wife Lyn , decided a few months ago to open up their home to young people . |
| 2 | I made one in trusting you enough to open up my heart to you about my ex-fiancé . |
| 3 | Straining , successfully , to eradicate any trace of intelligence , Glaser pulls out every stop to rack up his movie to cloying extremes . |
| 4 | He needs an extra £100 000 to scale up his method to 10 litres — big enough for clinical trials . |
| 5 | Over the next decade , several factors could complicate the metals scene still further , making it even more difficult for governments to weigh up their approach to issues such as stockpiling . |
| 6 | Under her left breast , whose pale skin was only just beginning to give up its bloom to death , was a tiny , dark-red blob , no bigger than a sand flea . |
| 7 | However , the WPA was persuaded to give up its seat to the PPP , as did the TUF ; in return the PPP , which as the majority party had the constitutional right to determine the two NCLDO seats , allocated one to itself and the other to the WPA ; the final distribution of Assembly seats was PPP 35 , PNC 27 , WPA 2 , TUF 1 . |
| 8 | In this post-welfare state , travellers are reminded of their duty to give up their seat to old ladies by a designated seat , post offices can not trust the customers to queue so they erect mazes through which one must wind before being served . |
| 9 | Former Spurs and England skipper Gary , 31 , had been prepared to give up his move to Japan . |
| 10 | Because however much we might be reassured by Parliament that Charles 's constitutional position will be unaffected by his separation , most of us believe that the Prince will finally have to give up his right to the throne — just as his Great Uncle did in the Abdication of 1936 . |
| 11 | Dramatic play is an important stage which people need to go through to build up their commitment to the work , but do n't expect learning to take place without teacher intervention . |
| 12 | If you have made too few contributions to qualify for the basic pension , you may be able to use some of your ex-husband 's contribution record to build up your pension to the full amount . |
| 13 | These give off ethylene gas which reacts with the starch to speed up its conversion to sugar . |
| 14 | Or is he really planning to speed up his reaction to Gorbachev and Eastern Europe ? |
| 15 | ‘ Our task is to push up our share to the mid-40s , as in the 1950s , and even to 50 per cent , ’ a senior Tory said . |
| 16 | The North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) said on Dec. 17 that it was prepared to step up its contribution to peacekeeping in Bosnia-Hercegovina [ see p. 39240 ; for declarations at CSCE and ICO meetings see pp. 39250 ; 39251 ] . |
| 17 | Former Wallaby scrum-half Brad Burke is certain to step up his campaign to be readmitted after a brief stint with Eastern Suburbs . |
| 18 | ‘ Do you know this face ? ’ said Isambard , turning Harry about in his hands to display him to them all , and taking him by the chin to jerk up his face to the light when he turned it haughtily aside . |