Example sentences of "up [prep] a [adj -er] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a soft , luxurious feel , they are wonderfully comfortable for wearing around the home , but could just as easily be dressed up for a smarter occasion . |
| 2 | I went up for a closer look . |
| 3 | He tried to say this in a way that suggested that he was always ringing up for a natter about arsenic and thallium , that there was nothing odd about his request . |
| 4 | Hanson is said to be gearing up for a further full-scale foray into our industrial base . |
| 5 | The world 's No. 1 batsman , according to the ratings , was two days into his 40th year , and had once again set his side up for a further victory to help blot out the misery of 1987–89 . |
| 6 | Reed has signed up for a further period of seven years to publish the back list of John Steinbeck , after submitting a lavish brochure of marketing plans to the estate . |
| 7 | Instead , we gradually get the horse used to having its feet picked up , little by little , until it will tolerates having its feet picked up for a longer time without causing any fuss . |
| 8 | The marginal platform of the Z1 Carbonate is made up of a lower unit of light-coloured , bioturbated and fossiliferous carbonate mudstones , and an upper unit of reefs which pass laterally into oolitic and pelletoidal grainstones ( Fig. 7 ) . |
| 9 | The award and the ceremony itself were instigated by the British Fashion Council , which tried every tactic it could -including the setting up of a smarter venue at The Duke of York 's Barracks -to persuade Katharine Hamnett to show in London . |
| 10 | Both have pushed up against a lower limit which is , I believe , economic in character . |
| 11 | But ( if permission is not a pre-1968 Act one ) the trench digger may be brought up against a further provision : he may be served with a ‘ completion notice ’ . |
| 12 | She says she also sleeps better and wakes up with a clearer head which is not the sort of image she portrayed a couple of years ago when all the pressures she was facing caused her to hit the bottle again . |
| 13 | If you are a stand-alone system then take advantage of programs like Suitcase and Font/DA Juggler but do take the time to read the manuals otherwise you can end up with a worse problem than you started with . |
| 14 | Years when you are at home and getting home responsibilities protection will not be counted , but years when you are unemployed or working part-time will , and will bring down the average , so you will end up with a lower pension . |
| 15 | At first I had the strings about an inch off the fingerboard , but I slowly started filing down the nut until I ended up with a lower action . |
| 16 | Thus with their typically lower pay ( see Susan Lonsdale 's chapter in this volume ) and lower lifetime earnings compared with men , the average woman ends up with a lower salary or wage on which to base her final salary for the purposes of working out occupational pension entitlements . |
| 17 | Marr and his colleagues have come up with a simpler explanation which relies on the fact that there are two classes of ganglion cells , on-centre and off-centre . |
| 18 | Taking a lump sum reduces the pension you receive but , on the other hand if you invest the money wisely , you could end up with a higher income . |
| 19 | On the shores of uncharted CCT requirements the Computer Co-ordination Section has realised that it had to come up with a leaner , meaner , faster name for the Section . |
| 20 | BHC engineers came up with a floppier , tapered skirt that allowed them to reduce the pressure of the air cushion . |
| 21 | Evans is convinced it ended up with a better dealer than it started with , and has £2m of cash to play with . |
| 22 | Of course , while the wider range of lenders and mortgage products mean that borrowers can end up with a better deal than in the past , it also means spending more time and effort choosing the best mortgage for your particular circumstances . |
| 23 | Why ca n't someone come up with a better boot than a rubber one ? |
| 24 | Even Nails , Hoomey thought proudly , could n't come up with a better name than that . |
| 25 | It was a ritual that distressed Anna Essinger and her staff but , given the pressure to move the children out of the camp so that others could take their places , nobody was able to come up with a better alternative to what was known as ‘ the market ’ . |
| 26 | This can sometimes mean throwing away your own idea when your art director has come up with a better one — very hard on your ego but a necessary victory for good judgement . |
| 27 | Unless someone can come up with a better answer . |
| 28 | Unless and until scientists come up with a better way , the drug would probably have be administered by a catheter permanently inserted into the brain , a method currently used in treatments for inoperable brain cancer . |
| 29 | A resolution passed by the Democrat-controlled House 27 votes to 13 advises Exxon to renegotiate and come up with a better offer . |
| 30 | All I know is that God is n't a good explanation , so we must wait and hope that somebody comes up with a better one . " |