Example sentences of "[vb infin] up [art] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew where she had got the notion that he could buy up the whole of her street with the petty cash . |
| 2 | How large were the , were the classes with these influx of all these , di did it boost up the numbers in the ? |
| 3 | Why do n't you tie up a hobby with a purely personal risk like parachuting … |
| 4 | KEVIN Keegan has lodged a substantial bid for an unnamed player but wo n't tie up the deal in time for Saturday 's home game with Brighton . |
| 5 | Yeah , cos , the solder just li links into the big hole and you do n't want it cos it can screw up the size of the hole then . |
| 6 | You can just count up the number of rooms that you 're planning to do , ca n't you ? |
| 7 | Later on in the day I wander up to Low Force with no boat and no-one except my girlfriend and the fish trying to swim and jump up the fall for company . |
| 8 | It would dry up the flow of Japanese credit to all American borrowers , private or public . |
| 9 | Her fingers reached up to entwine in the clean curl of his black hair , every part of her aching shamelessly to be discovered and touched , by this one man who could whip up a storm in her heart … |
| 10 | Although the school may not be responsible for resolving these problems there are likely to be active councillors amongst the governors who , given suitable encouragement , would whip up a crusade for effective action . |
| 11 | You can spice up a document by drawing straight onto it . |
| 12 | The lads will soon zip up the League with some of that stuff , know what I mean ? |
| 13 | If only they could conjour up the magic of their last meeting against Milwall last season … three nil the score then . |
| 14 | To a school librarian , the term might conjour up the image of compiling a computerized catalouge with details of resources held in the school library . |
| 15 | We will tighten up the rules on holiday brochures and contracts , and introduce a ‘ cooling-off ’ period into timeshare contracts . |
| 16 | The Government , however , is likely to press ahead with legislation this autumn which will tighten up the law on secondary action . |
| 17 | However , if Bates can conjure up a repeat of last year 's progress to the fourth round , he is unlikely to go any further with second seed and twice former champion Stefan Edberg blocking his path . |
| 18 | Although it is often taken to imply that the citizen is entitled to ‘ social rights ’ , it does not immediately conjure up a picture of socialist collectivism which would alienate those on the right . |
| 19 | See if you can conjure up a picture of you being successful — what were the events , what were your thoughts and feelings , and what were you doing at the time ? |
| 20 | And the mind can conjure up no end of devils alone in the night . ’ |
| 21 | THE CONCEPT of a Squatters ' Ball might conjure up the image of crusties in black tie and taffeta but this is n't yer average kind of ball . |
| 22 | Apart from legislation which might break up the unity of imperial law , some colonial legislation was likely to affect the interests of people in Britain directly . |
| 23 | It 's just a little bit sort of er the waves themselves are nice but I think they do need something else in it just to erm break up the linearity of the er er , of the composition . |
| 24 | He can break up the rhythm with the deceptive powers of a confidence trickster and made something happen from seemingly stagnant positions . |
| 25 | I suppose I should warm up the audience with a few Hound of the Baskerville howls , send Rainbow 's eyes swirling round like Roman candles , and cause fruity Yiddish curses to croak and gibber from her mouth . |
| 26 | With the league regionalised over Winter it 's almost certain that Clwyd , Gwynedd and Powys teams will prop up the table for a couple of months . |
| 27 | ( Chandler guitars recommend holding the tremolo arm down to make adjustments ; you can then prop up the rear of the bridge with a small block of wood or the like ) . |
| 28 | In a move that will prop up the market for contemporary Quebecois art , and at the same time foster the province 's quest to reinforce its distinct cultural identity , the government of Quebec has guaranteed a C$5.4 million ( £2.25 million ; $4.5 million ) bank loan on behalf of the Musée d'art Contemporain de Montreal , enabling that institution to purchase en bloc 1,300 works ninety percent contemporary Quebecois amassed by the bankrupt engineering firm Lavalin Inc . |
| 29 | I 'll fetch up the bath to you straight , and have Adam bring cans of water up here . ’ |
| 30 | If the manager can dress up the equipment as a way to increase efficiency , then he is far more likely to win his case than if he presents the hardware as a means of winning a political battle . |