Example sentences of "[that] [pers pn] [verb] up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , ’ she replied tersely , ‘ I 'll make sure that I draw up a balance sheet next time . |
| 2 | The Moon was so angry with the hare 's evasions that she picked up a hatchet to chop off his head , but missed her aim and cut the hare on the mouth . |
| 3 | But you need to be careful that you set up a scheme that actually works , and it would be sensible to take professional advice to avoid making a mistake in its tax or National Insurance implications . |
| 4 | This is analogous to a script language or batch file , in that you set up a file transfer transaction which can be repeated every day , short-cutting the need to highlight and copy individual files . |
| 5 | This means that you drag up a documents giving directions about how you wish to be treated if later on you can not make your wishes known because you have suffered a serious accident or are very ill . |
| 6 | Therefore a physical interpretation of vector components is that they make up a tangent . |
| 7 | There were so many journalists covering the Orkney story that they set up a pool system and took it in turns to go in . |
| 8 | The Princes will rue the fact that they passed up a wonderful chance to finish off the match on the 18th , for they were one up on that tee from which both the sons hit long and straight down the fairway . |
| 9 | The second , and by no means less important , purpose , is that they open up a transmission channel for information from the recipient . |
| 10 | Some use such a sophisticated system that they build up a detailed picture of their surroundings , effectively " seeing " with sound instead of light . |
| 11 | The holes are formed by transferring one stitch to the next needle to the right or left , leaving the empty needle in working position so that it picks up a stitch on the following row . |
| 12 | One eye shifts right round the body so that it takes up a position alongside the other . |
| 13 | You let them play against one another and sometimes you transfer a player from one club to another , so that it builds up a mutual admiration society . |
| 14 | Whether you see jumble as giving or refuse disposal , the fact is that it makes up a significant part of the income of small local organisations . |
| 15 | He liked the Latin name so much that he made up a sort of rhyme about it and chanted this as he went upstairs : |
| 16 | One of the best descriptions of the landscape of Madeira is that given by White and Johnson ( Madeira. : Its Climate and Scenery , 1860 ) : ‘ When Columbus was asked by Queen Isabella to give her some notion of the configuration of Jamaica , it is said that he took up a sheet of paper , and after crushing it in his hand , partly opened it out ; then placing it on the table , he told her Majesty that she would derive a better idea of the island from the crumpled paper than from any description conveyed in words . |
| 17 | It 's a problem that so enraged Martin Cutts of Words at Work that he took up a challenge to rewrite one . |
| 18 | The hesitant middle-aged gentleman who was brave enough to join a keep fit class later found himself confident enough to join the neighbouring management training and business start-up class , and grew in confidence and ability to the extent that he opened up a new business . |
| 19 | The advice given is , and I quote , ‘ I would recommend to any amateur painter that he put up a large sign in his studio or room . |
| 20 | I only know that he turned up a few hours after the accident and got into some row with the head copper . |
| 21 | Ginger 's greatest single claim to fame is that he set up a record for an inside-forward that has never been beaten at our club , when he scored five goals in the game against Southend at The Palace on 25 September 1909 . |
| 22 | In fact it was at this time just as the United States was beginning to take up his Girls that he set up a school there . |