Example sentences of "up [adv] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When it opened Tendring and Colchester were recognised blackspots for teenage pregnancies and the clinic was set up expressly to reduce the number of gymslip mums . |
| 2 | Local groups complain that the guidelines are bring drawn up expressly to meet the requirements of the port — the first of its type in Britain — and the Dash 7 aircraft that will fly to it From Britain 's regional airports and , later , abroad . |
| 3 | About half of them loosen up enough to allow the foreskin to be gently pulled back by the time the boy is a year old . |
| 4 | Do you think I was making it all up just to console the Hobdens ? ’ |
| 5 | We consider the rationale and the manner of the legal profession 's projection of an image of altruism and focus upon one legal service , the duty solicitor scheme , which was set up ostensibly to serve the community . |
| 6 | He said at no time was Paul Jones ever hit with a cane or whip , at no time was he tied upside down and hit , he was never forced to get up early to feed the animals , or ill-treated in any way whatsoever . |
| 7 | Mr Teague said that at no time was Paul Jones ever hit with a cane or whip , at no time was he tied upside down and hit , he was never forced to get up early to feed the animals , or ill-treated in any way whatsoever . |
| 8 | However , with a fairly small number of airframe changes and a reworked canopy area the Texan would clean up quickly to become the Zeke for the film . |
| 9 | First of all , the more water-furrows in a field the more land is wasted ; secondly a field that is ploughed in narrow stetches that are ridged up slightly to assist the drainage is not the best seed-bed for a crop of corn , as the ridges are bound , to some degree , to cause an unequal ripening of the seed . |
| 10 | This unit had been set up originally to refine the art of specific writing for Television ; either by seeking out works of literature suitable for adaption , or by commissioning new material and applying it to the ‘ TV-writing art form ’ . |
| 11 | As soon as the salmon had passed between the prongs and into the net , he would scoop the net up triumphantly to inspect the size of the catch . |
| 12 | I disremember if it was October or November — it was October , 'cos it was before I came up here to join the matriculation class . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I am on my way to take up a situation as companion and had to put up here to catch the cross stage tomorrow . ’ |
| 14 | According to tradition , it was founded by Joshua at the time of the miraculous crossing of the river , and twelve sacred stones were set up there to commemorate the event ( Josh. |
| 15 | You see we divide our time between London and Cornwall and I 'd stayed up late to watch the film with only one light burning . |
| 16 | Hoomey , in the next desk , was yawning , having sat up late to watch the horror film , and had a comic open on his desk which he was reading whenever his eyes happened to be open . |
| 17 | A restoration lab was set up nearby to treat the bronzes immediately they came out of the water to prevent deterioration . |
| 18 | they sweep up tidily to pass the time |
| 19 | Clearinghouses were set up primarily to overcome the isolation of individual practitioners within their own national boundaries . |
| 20 | Go through the reservoir gates , down left across a gully and up again to follow the path across the dam . |
| 21 | All he had to do was wind it up again to find the way out . |
| 22 | Two hours later he was up again to milk the cows . |
| 23 | And when the rain stops , the beavers may have to build them up again to prevent the level of the lake from falling so low that the entrance to the lodge is exposed . |
| 24 | There are now two active groups of doctors and a group for nurses which were set up specifically to oppose the use of animals in medical research on the grounds that it is unscientific . |
| 25 | For the untrained , keeping tabs on this type of equipment , both technically and administratively , can be difficult , but Powersafe has been set up specifically to manage the inspection and testing of electrical installations and equipment used in industry , commerce and public utilities . |