Example sentences of "up a [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 31 | Disconcerted , Sarella put up a hand to her earrings . |
| 32 | Other skills involved were the planning of time , the allocation of tasks , drawing up a questionnaire to be used to cover local facilities , telephoning and interviewing local licensees and decision-making in relation to the selection , organization and editing of information gathered . |
| 33 | Those who built up a right to a state pension by virtue of their contributions were only awarded the pension following formal retirement from employment . |
| 34 | She looked back at him , her mouth slightly tilted in a half-smile , and put up a finger to lightly trace the outline of his mouth . |
| 35 | But a few moments later , in Simon 's cottage , when he pulled up a chair to the fire and gently pressed her down into it , she managed to say , ‘ You — knew … |
| 36 | The emperor , who loathed Bohemian , by bringing the books here , unwittingly set up a monument to the language . |
| 37 | But women tend to work by manipulating the threads , setting up a pattern to be woven , which may not be fully revealed until much later . |
| 38 | Alone together they fell to tender embraces that rapidly shifted up a gear to heavy petting , and before long they had retired to the girl 's bedroom for more adventurous fun and games . |
| 39 | Laird scissored with his stand-off and then displayed both pace and power to race 50 metres to the Colleges line where , although tackled , he popped up a pass to fellow-centre Willie Weatherhead who scored , Livingstone converting . |
| 40 | Mike , who lives nearby , crawled under the floor to rig up a supply to a glass-washing machine . |
| 41 | Seven of them , including the Archbishop and Ken , drew up a petition to this effect ; the bishops presented it in person to the King , who exclaimed in anger , ‘ This is a standard of rebellion . ’ |
| 42 | ‘ Princes will cede towns , even provinces , but all the ability of the most adroit negotiators can not persuade them to give up a rank to which they believe themselves entitled . ’ |
| 43 | She was n't brought up a Catholic to my knowledge . ’ |
| 44 | C Ltd would then pay up a dividend to the newly acquired B Ltd as group income . |
| 45 | Although the Unity Manifesto had been signed by Pollitt , butt , Gallacher , Tom Mann and Arthur Horner on behalf of the Communists it was essential to stress that there was no intention of setting up a rival to the Labour Party . |
| 46 | Then , on April 9 , he commended a group , none of whose names was included in the Press release , called who suggested that the industry should set up a body to be more pro-active and dynamic in the promotion of food products . |
| 47 | Why would he find it in his interest to ratchet up a challenge to a foreign power that has , after all , an impeccable legal position in Panama and a considerable military position ? |
| 48 | It has opened up a market to Apple , to which it previously had no direct access . |
| 49 | DESMOND DOUGLAS , 36 , a legend in British table tennis over the past decade has moved up a place to No 3 on the new England men 's ranking list , writes John Woodford . |
| 50 | Douglas , who has retired from the England squad , has lost only twice this season — to the No 1 Carl Prean at the English National 's final and nine days ago in the final of the Essex Open to Alan Cooke , who also moves up a place to No 4 . |
| 51 | Others have progressed rapidly in the beginning , only to experience considerable difficulty in overcoming the final hurdle — almost as though the mind was loath to give up a fear to which it had been clinging for years . |
| 52 | As you play through this , do n't forget to re-tune your low E string up a semi-tone to F and to let the notes sustain into each other wherever possible . |