Example sentences of "be [verb] up [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 For a wider panel , as shown in Fig. 3 , weave , lifting strands before weaving each pair of rows , but omitting the weaving yarn on the last row when the strands are picked up to complete the diamond .
2 Since 1977 a case law has been built up to define the limits of the availability of this remedy , which proved very popular .
3 Now 26 police forces from the midlands and the south are teaming up to counter the menace such gatherings cause to landowners and the general public .
4 I had been saving up to buy a cooker and fridge and Brian 's mum and dad gave us some of the furniture .
5 For example , the side and back rails are made up to give a ‘ mitred ’ effect , which adds a lot of work , but also adds a lot of interest .
6 Canteen antagonisms … getting heavily antagonized while you 're queuing up to purchase a doughnut .
7 The Rios RISC has been cleaned up to create the PowerPC , focusing on just what 's important for the desktop market .
8 In a broadcast on Aug. 3 the RCC stated that plans had been drawn up to begin a withdrawal of Iraqi forces from Kuwait on Aug. 5 .
9 A company spokesman would not say what measures had been drawn up to keep the port running normally .
10 But the charities say plans have not even been drawn up to develop the homes and that housing associations have refused to start work on projects until they are promised funding for running costs .
11 Even worse , opponents ' wives are turning up to keep a beady eye on proceedings .
12 Profits from the British Grand Prix have virtually been used up to redeem the mortgage on Silverstone , but there is still no sign of a new deal .
13 Already Scottish Tory Mps are lining up to threaten the Government that they will withhold support or even vote against if Rosyth is forsaken .
14 On the face of it , it may seem that these two approaches can be made to coincide as long as the rules are drawn up to reflect the facts .
15 His misfortune turns out to be a bonus for Portsmouth 's Alan been called up to augment the 17-strong travelling party .
16 Who knows why certain people are called up to join the Prime Mover ?
17 This ultra-modern ‘ lean production ’ plant has been geared up to produce the V6 's twin-cam cylinder head in vast quantities .
18 A FUND has been set up to save the giant northern hairy-nosed wombat .
19 Then , in 1975 and 1976 , the CNAA 's committee for Art and Design , which had been set up to monitor the existing provision , instituted a major review and renewal of approval of well over 100 BA honours courses .
20 Kazakhstan 's President Nazarbayev , however , pointed out in an interview after the close of the summit that no executive or supervisory bodies had been set up to monitor the implementation of the agreements reached there .
21 A local trust has now been set up to champion the restoration of the landscape ; and the Landmark Trust has taken on the principal building , the splendid banqueting house , constructed with three great arches , overlooking the valley like one of the fountains of baroque Rome .
22 Operation Osprey has now been set up to tackle a fresh wave … a team of detectives are trying to establish a concrete link between the cases [ Craven is talking against a backcloth of computers ] .
23 Bright sparks Wyseplant 's new service , Powersafe , has been set up to manage the inspection and testing of electrical installations and equipment used in industry , commerce and public utilities in the UK
24 At the suggestion of the European Community , which had been asked to mediate by the Czechoslovak and Hungarian governments , a panel of experts has been set up to assess the situation .
25 In 1970 , an all-party Committee of the Council had been set up to examine the future of the tramway ; rising costs had once again called into question the future of winter tramway operations .
26 Other study groups have been set up to examine the data base available for decision-making and to consider possible regional structures .
27 A NEW company has been set up to exploit an automatic bicycle transmission system , which is claimed to he the biggest breakthrough in bicycle gears since Derailleur invented his system in the 1920s ( New Scientist , 6 January , p 23 ) .
28 A National Curriculum Council has been set up to advise the Secretary of State on matters relating to the national curriculum and to supervise the introduction of new curricula into schools and review their progress .
29 Other community teams dealt with all their reviews in one regular weekly meeting which had been set up to meet the requirements of the care programme approach , evidence that this is having a considerable impact on the organization of services in the places where it has been implemented .
30 Documents-only arbitrations have been set up to provide a simple means of resolving complaints by consumers in a number of industries , such as travel and telephones .
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