Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [verb] up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other words these Guatemalan children show , as do Dennis 's institutionalized infants , that retardation during the first year or two of life is reversible , and that early experiences , however drastic at the time , do not necessarily set up patterns of behaviour that can not subsequently be modified . |
| 2 | There are also worries that increased public spending not only pushes up government borrowing to fund a high PSBR , but also leads to higher taxes , thereby reducing the incentives to work , save and take risks . |
| 3 | Treaty , included the right not only to take up activities as a self-employed person but also to pursue them in the broad sense of the term and that ‘ The renting of premises for business purposes furthers the pursuit of an occupation and therefore falls within the scope of article 52 of the E.E.C . |
| 4 | The rapid rise in the price of oil in the 1970s , for example , contributed to inflation in many countries around the world — oil price rises not only push up petrol prices , of course , but also affect the cost of all transport services and virtually all manufacturing and service industries . |
| 5 | Remember that you are not only burning up calories while you walk , but your increased metabolic rate will keep burning up calories when you finish walking . |
| 6 | By ignoring our impulses , we not only store up trouble for ourselves , but also relinquish our power , our ability to act . |
| 7 | He had a great appreciation of their visual appeal and he started the whole revolution of using photographs on their own merit and not merely to fill up space . ’ |
| 8 | They also include brief summaries of what has gone before , or even direct repetition of key points , though this must be clearly for the benefit of the reader , not just to fill up space . |
| 9 | Orrell , who have not yet given up hope of winning the Courage League Championship despite last week 's narrow defeat by Wasps , will have Shaun Gallagher back in the line-up for Monday 's fixture at Harlequins . |
| 10 | In any event , and this is the real answer , Bismarck had not yet given up hope of bringing his scheme to a successful conclusion and even though it seemed difficult to envisage just how this could be done , he waited for his moment . |
| 11 | In 1095 , Anselm had not yet given up hope of working amicably with the king . |
| 12 | Almost a month after the 1 April changes , many local authorities have not yet set up assessment systems for drug and alcohol misusers and are failing to refer these clients for treatment . |
| 13 | But most of the 49 designated assembly points exist only on maps ; UN officials have so far surveyed only 20 of them and have not yet set up camps suitable for an organised demobilisation . |
| 14 | Moet reckons the wannabes ( or ‘ customers ’ ) have n't only stirred up trouble , but have spoiled a good thing with their inept boosting methods . |
| 15 | With Lewis 's share likely to be around £5.5m for the fight of his life , the British and Commonwealth champion 's handers would have to break the bank to shift the fight from Las Vegas - but they have n't entirely given up hope . |
| 16 | ‘ For the loss of my watch I did n't exactly come up trumps in the breakfast lottery . |
| 17 | Do n't deliberately stir up trouble . |
| 18 | A an eye pad wo n't really sop up blood will it ? |
| 19 | It would also be better from the point of view of traffic — she had n't yet looked up Hallborough on a map , but she guessed she would need her car to get to it . |