Example sentences of "it [modal v] [verb] up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may throw up pieces of plasterwork , shellwork and panelling , fragments of windows and evidence of colour schemes . |
| 2 | Later , at a party conference in Lotoka on April 26 , delegates had decided that it should put up candidates in the elections , but should refuse to take up any seats which it won , to underline the rejection of the racially based Constitution . |
| 3 | If you were to use essential oil neat , that 's the little drops of oil , it 's too strong and it will h Well it wo n't harm you but it wo n't it might set up irritations . |
| 4 | But , with the group expected to follow George Wimpey and John Laing in making substantial provisions , it could end up £25m to £30m in the red . |
| 5 | First , it could hold up Challenger 's next attempt to launch a relay satellite , in August . |
| 6 | Yeah well it well it 'd take up disk space unnecessarily |
| 7 | ‘ It would fill up Wembley , sell it out — a major heavyweight fight between two Britons , something that has never really happened before . ’ |
| 8 | Lt-Col. Hugo Chávez Frias , the leader of the February 1992 attempted military coup [ see pp. 38759-60 ] , warned in a radio interview conducted from prison where he was awaiting trial , that the dissident Bolivarian Revolutionary Movement ( MBR ) which led the February coup was gaining strength in the army and that it would take up arms once more if there were no drastic changes in the country 's leadership . |
| 9 | BUSINESS and union leaders yesterday reacted angrily to the latest base rate rise , warning it would force up inflation , undermine industry 's confidence and put jobs and investment at risk . |
| 10 | The government says it will break up state monopolies , liberalise prices , set up an independent central bank and introduce a single rouble exchange rate . |
| 11 | IF YOU hold a dishcloth , a towel or a capillary tube with its lower end just touching a container of water it will draw up water until an equilibrium is reached . |
| 12 | It will take up room on the stairs , so remember that the space left for other people using the stairs will be less . |
| 13 | This fact sheet actually says yes here , but eh , if you say no , then er it will free up disk space . |
| 14 | Develop a regular system for lesson notes : ( a ) it will speed up note-making . |
| 15 | It is tempting to hang on to the launch , thinking that it will pick up speed , but if you do you may arrive almost over the end of the field with very little height or speed — an awkward situation . |
| 16 | Times change and now it 's told Univel Inc it will pick up UnixWare but not before UnixWare proves it can garner some volume outside of Compaq . |
| 17 | For example , if at P the parcel had no motion in the east-west direction across the planet 's surface and the planet 's axial rotation is prograde then it will pick up motion across the grid towards the east , and in moving northwards will end up for example at Q. If it were in the southern hemisphere and moved southward it would also pick up an eastwards movement . |
| 18 | Authority can be mistaken and it can cover up ignorance with prestige and prevent people from thinking for themselves . |