Example sentences of "only [verb] up [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The hon. Member for Barrow and Furness ( Mr. Franks ) in the course of an extremely lengthy spech did not answer the question asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Islington , North ( Mr. Corbyn ) about fourth , fifth , sixth , seventh and eighth Trident nuclear submarines , which only points up the fact that this nation needs a programme of conversion from arms manufacture to material for peaceful purposes . |
| 2 | Also , the turnaround found in bars 13–16 is a little tricky so , if you have any problems , break it down into small parts and practise it slowly , only building up the speed when you 're feeling more comfortable . |
| 3 | I remember the disgraceful way she allowed you to be neglected when you had flu , only bringing up a water biscuit or two when she deigned to climb the stairs ! |
| 4 | It is improbable that any of them will be healing up yet if they have ulcers and it is certainly too early to do any pond treatment , as this will only slow up the filter maturation process . |
| 5 | As always , remember to practise sl-ow-ly at first and only build up the tempo as and when the part begins to feel comfortable . |
| 6 | They very kindly drop in shade cards and patterns for her and Mrs Critten has only to pick up the telephone and they are there to help . |
| 7 | Vendelin Gajdusek flicked one last look at her , leaving her with no idea whether he approved or disapproved , and , pausing only to pick up the dog 's lead , he went to the kitchen door with her . |
| 8 | ‘ The alternative proposal would only show up a handful of sites , not the 100,000 contaminated sites which we estimate exist in Britain . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh , only cleaning up the printer , ’ I replied . |
| 10 | A plan like this not only shows up the priority areas and assists a sensible organisation of the workload ; it also shows where effort should be concentrated and helps in the measurement of success . |
| 11 | But this depends in practice , even though not in theory , on the current aggregate value of property transactions ; and the conveyancing monopoly is under attack from non-solicitor conveyancing firms ( who use a solicitor only to draw up the conveyance itself ) . |
| 12 | More orthodox critics feared that he was only stoking up a consumer boom which would reap the whirlwind in a vast price inflation . |
| 13 | They would n't , because it 's only gone up a penny like , there 's nothing to stop them putting it i , up two penny ! |
| 14 | The Bishop , who only took up the post last march , was advised by the Archbishop of Canterbury to take a rest from his official duties . |
| 15 | Opulent decors and images only point up the jadedness , and the tale of a deracinated interloper ( Beatrice Dalle ) caught up in family plotting at the chateau turns into a risible cross between Edgar Allan Poe and Homes And Gardens . |
| 16 | These avenues have not only taken up a lot of the time and energy of the present generation of activists but they have also reduced the reliance on the politics of the street demonstration by presenting alternative means of expression and action . |
| 17 | In many companies the normal management accounting system will only pick up a currency exposure when the sales entry has been made and by that time adverse currency fluctuations could have eroded or wiped out the profit margin . |
| 18 | I had made a start in Burmese at the School of Oriental Languages in London , going up from Stepney for a weekly lesson , so I could read haltingly and use a score or more greetings and questions , which deceived the kindly village people into thinking that I knew more than I did , with the result that an opening sentence of mine would elicit a whole string of Burmese from which I would only pick up a word or two . |
| 19 | Fedelma has only started up the business since beginning the course and has found it a ‘ great practical help ’ . |
| 20 | He sought only to take up the challenge they had thrown down in their fight against Fascism and Britain . |
| 21 | therefore it is quite important to grasp at this stage that moving the lace carriage to transfer stitches is only setting up the pattern of holes that will next be knitted in by the main carriage . |
| 22 | It is no use just heating things up ; that would again only speed up the reaction in the wrong direction . |