Example sentences of "put up [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Doe 's forces put up stiffer resistance to the rebel groupings than was expected , and were able to hold the area of Monrovia around the heavily fortified executive mansion . |
| 2 | Have the local residents put up much objection to these new extension plans ? |
| 3 | They have also worked through the night when needed to — quite literally — put up new flyovers by the following morning . |
| 4 | In a feeble effort at self-preservation , I put up one arm to ward off a blow , but the arm fell down as if it would have nothing to do with such an idea . |
| 5 | Fireworks is chartered to co-ordinate varied but related businesses to ensure early marketing of leading-edge multimedia systems ; create joint ventures and alliances with other firms ; put up initial funding for promising , pioneering multimedia services under development by entrepreneurs outside IBM ; and take responsibility for IBM 's worldwide multimedia marketing strategy and co-ordinate it across lines of business . |
| 6 | In the example , both counterparties put up initial margin on day 1 of 200 , which is 20 per cent of the value of the contract at the beginning of day 1 . |
| 7 | Do you know , in the first World War , when he was Commander-in-Chief , they put up wooden statues of him in all the towns and you could pay and hammer a nail in it ! |
| 8 | Neither MacLeod nor Michael Weir was available four days earlier when Hibs put up spirited resistance to Aberdeen and came within minutes of getting at least one point . |
| 9 | Of Akragas , which put up more temples in the fifth century than any other Mediterranean city except Athens , Diodorus says ( xi.25 ; cp. xiii – .81 ) ‘ her revenue was derived originally from the large indemnities levied against Carthage after Himera . |
| 10 | You put up this front to protect yourself . |
| 11 | Put up some signs . |
| 12 | ‘ All right if I put up some posters ? |
| 13 | The day after she came I put up another roll of chicken wire . ’ |
| 14 | Cor blimey , I put up another spell . |
| 15 | The assumption will normally be met for long positions in shares , but for short positions the potential losses are infinite and , if there has been a substantial rise in the index , a short seller may be required to put up additional funds before delivery . |
| 16 | You can often use the space between the bottom of wall-hung cabinets and the counter top to put up small shelves which will take a variety of objects ; this is often a good place to stand your collection of dried herbs in small pots or jars — it keeps them together , clearly visible and to hand . |
| 17 | As Rafiq disappeared out of sight at the top of the stairs , Maisie staggered in with a step-ladder and started to put up black drapes at the windows . |
| 18 | Although by early 1945 Japan 's power was weakening considerably , her forces continued to put up still resistance to the American advances in the Pacific . |
| 19 | Arguments such as these will weigh strongly with an inspector at a public inquiry , and there are numerous examples of local civic trusts and amenity societies working with local architects and surveyors to put up alternative schemes that will be far less damaging to their town . |
| 20 | This was due to the lack of glycerine anti-freeze in the water , and Thomas was instructed to censure the man concerned and to put up printed instructions about cold weather precautions . |
| 21 | While our friends have made their new houses look good in just a few hours with a lick of paint , we 've had to put up new ceilings , repair skirting boards and hack off layers of old tiles . |
| 22 | Another effect of the development of the hard woody stem is that , as soon as they are established , climbers drop the tendency to put up new growth from ground level ( as ramblers do ) and so pruning has to follow a different principle ( see pages 54–72 ) . |
| 23 | On June 12 an accord was signed between the RPR and the Union for French Democracy ( UDF ) allowing for the two parties to put up joint candidates at local and legislative elections . |
| 24 | Not only did they need somewhere to put up visiting employees ( and , increasingly , the necessary but not always welcome journalists ) they now needed a showcase for their home furnishing ideas . |
| 25 | Perhaps she had often had to put up this kind of defence Ianthe thought . |
| 26 | Stamp duty on most house sales was effectively suspended for eight months ; building societies and banks agreed to put up some £750-£1,000 million for rent-back or similar schemes to help mortgage payers who were in difficulties ; and legislation was to be introduced to make possible the direct payment of mortgage interest by the government to lenders where borrowers were in receipt of ( social security ) income support . |
| 27 | That 's why he 's not doing so well at the moment : people like you to put up some pretence that you 're interested in something other than money , even if you are in the insurance business . |
| 28 | Arghatun , tell the slaves to put up some targets . ’ |
| 29 | A call for opposition party pacts to put up single candidates against Conservative MPs and seek the ‘ total defeat ’ of the Tories as the only way to ensure a Scottish parliament is also likely to get short shrift from the leadership . |
| 30 | What she needed desperately , of course , was a backer — someone to put up enough money to make her financially secure while she created . |