Example sentences of "up [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Even in his own troubled mind , Vologsky dredged up sympathy for the old man . |
| 2 | Type 3 shows that elite competition can be stable , with democratic arrangements building up support for the political system in a ‘ centripetal ’ fashion , so long as the political culture of the country is relatively homogeneous . |
| 3 | The family drew up plans for the four-bedroom house after their previous home on the same site in the village of Meopham , Kent , was destroyed by fire . |
| 4 | In 1628 , now established as chief minister , he drew up proposals for the systematic preservation of official papers of all kinds , including those relating to foreign affairs ; but nothing came of this . |
| 5 | With Sir John Leveson , he was ordered to set up provision for the poor and to enforce the order of Privy Council of 1598 , and by this order they were both assessed in the Parish of Halling , Sir John for 7s 4d and Lambarde 6s and the whole total for Halling being £4 5s 8d . |
| 6 | Alien is primarily a mood piece as well as a visual display — there are slow passages in which little happens , building up suspense for the main action scenes , the deaths of six crew members . |
| 7 | The actual assessment process is modular and candidates can build up credits for the individual units [ above and below ] which make up the NVQ . |
| 8 | Phil toppled from a stepladder as he was putting up decorations for the big day — and a spike went right through him . |
| 9 | THE BELGIAN government has put off a decision on whether to stump up cash for the nuclear plant being built by France at Chooz — a finger of France sucking into Belgian territory . |
| 10 | As earnest of its intentions , the new Soviet government established a People 's Commissariat of Nationalities ( Narkomnats ) under Stalin 's direction , and this set up commissions for the main nationalities . |
| 11 | Fluka Chemicals Ltd , based at Glossop in Derbyshire , is the British subsidiary of Fluka Chemie AG , Switzerland , and is part of a world-wide network of subsidiary and distribution companies , providing a high speed , high quality sales , distribution and technical back up service for the full range of over 14,000 chemicals and bio-chemicals offered in the present Fluka Catalogue . |
| 12 | He never darkened its doors , but he thought it was the proper place for weddings and christenings and funerals , and he was always prepared to rig up lights for the annual parish nativity play , with a dimming spotlight to beam sentimentally on the Virgin Mary . |
| 13 | Of course , all this is doing is storing up trouble for the subsequent financial year ; nevertheless , the financial control through the budget is effectively lost . |
| 14 | The class I go to on Monday evenings erm we do warming up exercises and I 'd be quite happy if they just stayed warming up exercises for the whole hour . |
| 15 | When planning a rotation , it is very helpful to draw up a long-term scheme and dovetail the various crops into the seasons , at the same time ensuring that each field comes into the rotation in its turn and is then put back in grass to build up fertility for the requisite period . |
| 16 | They looked to be all one way traffic as Abingdon 's mid-field dominated the game , setting up chances for the front runners , but the final touch was always missing . |
| 17 | It is simply not on to believe that those at the top will willingly give up power for the overall health of society . |
| 18 | We took Des with us and put up notices for the other dogs , which were replied to by various other units . ’ |