Example sentences of "can [verb] up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " If at the end of seven years , he can make up the fraction of a quarto forme and impose it , or is able to lay down a sheet of 16 's correctly , the apprentice so qualified may considered himself well advanced . " |
| 2 | Obviously we believe we can make up the time on roads we have been over quite a few times . ’ |
| 3 | In the autumn they established a Women 's International League based on a joint platform of women 's rights and pacifism : ‘ only free women can build up the peace which is to be . ’ |
| 4 | Although you can scale up the size and shape of the leaves and flowers , the huge numbers that have to be used to fill the picture mean that the overall effect is lost , and you can not appreciate the beauty of each flower as there are so many of them . |
| 5 | Yeah , cos , the solder just li links into the big hole and you do n't want it cos it can screw up the size of the hole then . |
| 6 | Joe 's reducing a dislocated thumb if he can screw up the courage , and Amy 's changing a dressing . |
| 7 | A good lesson or a little breakthrough with an awkward pupil can light up the rest of the day , while an unresolved clash with a colleague during morning break can equally knock the stuffing out of you . |
| 8 | Little Bear , who is supposed to be asleep , keeps interrupting him — he 's scared of the dark and not even the biggest lantern from the cupboard can light up the night looming beyond the cave . |
| 9 | If the manager can dress up the equipment as a way to increase efficiency , then he is far more likely to win his case than if he presents the hardware as a means of winning a political battle . |
| 10 | As has been noted before , pictures can break up the text , provide ‘ landmarks ’ for the struggling reader , and help in making mental pictures . |
| 11 | He can break up the rhythm with the deceptive powers of a confidence trickster and made something happen from seemingly stagnant positions . |
| 12 | Adoption means that the person can bring up the child as their own . |
| 13 | Still , at least Santa can soak up the blame . |
| 14 | Of course , if all these activités sound too énergetiques , you can soak up the scenery and immerse yourself in our natural convivialité . |
| 15 | You can either frost the cooled cake as usual or you can warm up the frosting and pour it over the cake like a glaze . |
| 16 | It 's like I said you you can lift up the cover and change four while one 's playing . |
| 17 | ‘ Bands like the Nephilim and The Sisters do everything they can to cover up the fact that they are mortal . |
| 18 | The question for investors now is whether the shares , excellent performers through the recession , can keep up the pace in a recovery . |
| 19 | If it can keep up the pace , ICL 's hope is that it could overtake IBM in the UK by 1996 . |
| 20 | We can keep up the pressure for more treaties just as public pressure led to the signing of the INF treaty in 1987 . |
| 21 | Do you think you can keep up the patter ? ’ |
| 22 | Then you can boil up the carcass for a turkey soup or stock . |
| 23 | One can sum up the position as being that a restraint will be invalid if it is imposed in order to prevent competition simpliciter or the use of personal skill and knowledge of the employee . |
| 24 | We can sum up the thread of the argument here by saying that binary oppositions , such as masculine/feminine , are not themselves the first principles of semantics and human cognition , they are a system grafted on in the attempt to analyse those things . |
| 25 | He can work up the ocean to scuds of foam when he 's cross . |
| 26 | The great value of this is that the searcher can look up the name of an author known to have published in the field of interest and , if any previously published work of the author has been cited , the item will appear along with the names of the citing authors . |
| 27 | Using one of these you can look up the code number on a can of beans , magazine , or whatever , and the relevant entry will give the string of text for that particular code . |
| 28 | So whoever is responsible for the leak can clean up the mess it 's made . |
| 29 | Other people 's perceptions of us are there to be collected if only we can pluck up the courage to ask for them . |
| 30 | Fixed-dose syringes can be very useful , and perhaps a relative can draw up the insulin and the patient administer it . |