Example sentences of "up [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The notion is analogous to our understanding that we need to save up money in order to exchange it for something we wish to buy . |
| 2 | Many are speeding up investment in technology to make their water gathering facilities more efficient . |
| 3 | I also remind myself of the effect upon the plaintiff 's fathers career , of his decision to give up work in order to attend the plaintiff . |
| 4 | Walk up escalator on way to work . |
| 5 | Well really , what I 'm trying to tell the children is that plants need water , it drinks up water in order to live . |
| 6 | You will not be permitted to take up employment in order to help support yourself . |
| 7 | Instead , I took up running in order to take more exercise in a shorter time . |