Example sentences of "[vb infin] up [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as a human baby may draw comfort from sucking a dummy , so occasionally a baby elephant will sidle up to a young female and suck her milkless nipple . |
| 2 | I thought I might catch up on a few chores instead . |
| 3 | The worlds they encompass read end to end do n't add up or line up along a single straight trajectory . |
| 4 | A host of current Irish League stars who came through the ranks will line up in a special BB challenge match . |
| 5 | I was to do the counting — up to a hundred ( I could n't count up to a hundred , I had to do it in tens ) and when I opened my eyes he 'd have disappeared . |
| 6 | So you can allocate up to a third . |
| 7 | In more complicated cases or where a larger aircraft is concerned the investigating team can comprise up to a dozen investigators . |
| 8 | Whatever figure you choose , you can then borrow up to a given multiple of that amount whenever you like , either in a lump sum or in small irregular amounts . |
| 9 | She did n't feel up to a zealous dyke conversion . |
| 10 | ‘ He did n't quite grow up with a happy trusting nature like you and George . ’ |
| 11 | Beauty is often the object of envy by a plain person , yet people whose prettiness as children captivated the adults around them may grow up with a severe disadvantage . |
| 12 | When all the contributions are joined together we should finish up with a representative item using a piece of apparatus . |
| 13 | If you decide to design your own lace pattern , do remember that you must transfer to both left and right rather than in just one direction or you may finish up with a definite bias in your knitting . |
| 14 | At the same time let your hands lift up in a semi-circular motion and come down to your sides . |
| 15 | For the fox , use sand or a very light shade of tan ( not too dark or it will not show up on a dark background ) . |
| 16 | Remember that these are colour effects , and they will therefore not show up on a black and white viewfinder . |
| 17 | If faster scrapping was properly taken into account in the capital stock statistics it would show up in a higher figure for depreciation ( and thus a lower profit share ) rather than a falling output-capital ratio . |
| 18 | The contrary relation will therefore show up in a sentential context that specifies , or at least implies , that a single event is being referred to , such as I only met Mary once , and that was today/yesterday or ( somewhat less convincingly ) It was today/yesterday that I met Mary . |
| 19 | But , in fact , virtually no behavioural tendency which constitutes genuine action can just show up in a cultural context ‘ as itself ’ . |
| 20 | Does it mean that it is well landscaped , built of local materials , does n't stick up like a sore thumb ? |
| 21 | The only problem was convincing them they could n't follow up with a New Year 's knees-up a week later . |
| 22 | I can not sum up in a few sentences what will be the substance itself of my book . |
| 23 | In this way , new requests for credit may run up against a powerful and undeniably sensible combination of background knowledge and personal experience which rules them out , even when the applicant whose personal circumstances ring these alarm bells would have been a satisfactory payer . |
| 24 | Try to go to bed only when you 're tired but do not stay up past a certain critical time , say one hour after you would normally go to bed . |
| 25 | It may be worth investing in a course of vitamin supplements — they ca n't make up for a poor diet but they can provide a useful boost occasionally . |
| 26 | We do actually cover up to a thousand pounds parts and labour with a wide range of cover across the board . |
| 27 | The number of strings which the algorithm keeps may range up to a few thousand , and each bit string may be a few hundred long . |
| 28 | In these hot summer months prudent Japanese girls suppress the potential faux pas of erect nipples that could spring up from a cool blast of the air-conditioner by sticking on a handy pair of ‘ Nipples ’ . |
| 29 | If you do take a paid job , bear in mind that although you can earn up to a certain amount per week without affecting your state pension your wages will also be subject to income tax . |
| 30 | If you draw your pension , you can earn up to a certain amount a week without affecting it . |