Example sentences of "as [verb] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A European Court of Justice ruling on July 21 was seen as opening up the possibility of EC citizens applying for social security benefits in the United Kingdom even though they lived outside the UK . |
| 2 | Monet , Mobile Networks Integration Technology , is a new piece of software for interconnecting all kinds of wireless data networks , and intended to make make communicating from diverse mobile devices as easy as picking up the phone . |
| 3 | A senior corporation planner in the Northeast , who spends most of his time not so much planning as picking up the pieces of careless politics , recalled the principle of high-rise : |
| 4 | As well as soaking up the sun , Emma says she 's particularly looking forward to scuba diving and swimming in Stingray City . |
| 5 | As the clients relaxation skills develop the exercises may be combined so as to speed up the process of relaxation . |
| 6 | They had a tiny room on the ground floor lit by a small leaded window and heated by an open fire from which as much smoke seemed to blow into the room as went up the chimney . |
| 7 | Indeed , court documents show that the eight performers named in the livret as making up the harmonie rustique were all wind players in the employ of the king . |
| 8 | That is to say , your study will provide you with the knowledge that is generally accepted as making up the subject . |
| 9 | utterly unnecessarily imposed so as to fatten up the privatisation turkey — and the Government have the cheek to tell us how much better things are now . |
| 10 | As well as setting up the scheme , the council will be made to fill in quarterly returns so the government can monitor changes in numbers . |
| 11 | Crucially , as well as setting up the registers , the Act permits local authorities to recover clean-up costs from owners . |