Example sentences of "up [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through their researches , I know that many of these events are the result of creatures picking up subtle cues from the environment which we , with all our " hi-tech " equipment , are quite unable to detect . |
| 2 | The new test depends on picking up subtle differences in the way that DNA is distributed around the nuclei of cancerous cells . |
| 3 | Loosen up facial muscles by stretching your whole face and trying to move the muscles up and down and from side to side . |
| 4 | The irony was that many would soon end up owner-occupied thanks to a central part of Thatcherism — the right to buy scheme . |
| 5 | At the close of business the Footsie 100 index was up 14.5 points at 2117.9 while Wall Street opened stronger up 7.89 points at 2664.64 . |
| 6 | The only beneficiaries of the stock withdrawals were Britain 's independent steam lines , who eagerly snapped up ready-to-run coaches from around £1,000 a time . |
| 7 | Sheep farmer Hare , 39 , who yesterday was out lambing at South Clifton , near Newark , will take up full-time duties in June and , initially , has a two-year contract worth around £25,000 per annum . |
| 8 | However , in 1851 his health again gave cause for serious anxiety and he was compelled to give up full-time activity at the early age of forty-two . |
| 9 | Kaiser William II had built up strong forces in Germany and enlarged its naval power to counter the power of the British navy , and it was Germany 's declaration of war on Russia which led to France and Britain declaring war on Germany and the Austrian-Hungarian Monarchy . |
| 10 | The college has built up strong links with local industry and this will be reflected on the board . |
| 11 | When we mix up strange horses in this way , it is not surprising that some should display aggression , as the horses have not had the opportunity to work out their social positions in relation to each other . |
| 12 | Welcome back : For hundreds of years people with more money than sense have been putting up strange buildings on their land that seem to have no point whatsoever . |
| 13 | Sometimes I go out and pick up strange men in clubs because that seems to fit the self-image that I 've adopted — I do n't know if that makes sense . |
| 14 | After all , picking up strange men in strange towns … |
| 15 | Virgilio Avila Vivas replaced Alejandro Izaguirre Angeli as Minister of the Interior , an appointment seen as a move to build up political support for the efforts of the security forces to deal with increasing protests against the government 's economic policies [ but see below for his replacement ; for November 1991 protests , see p. 35571 ] . |
| 16 | ( p. 253 ) Instead , the major complaint is that they were forced to give up political activity after the struggle . |
| 17 | There is little incentive for critics to tie up political capital by confronting the project until it looks like it actually may happen . |
| 18 | Crossman urged that the government begin to build up political intelligence about Northern Ireland . |
| 19 | This experiment , by scientists from the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Bombay , and the Universities of Osaka and Tokyo in Japan , contains 140 tonnes of iron interlaced with detectors to pick up possible products of proton decay . |
| 20 | This opens up possible discussion about dramatic structure . |
| 21 | Police say they 're following up possible sightings of Dennis Garvey ’ s car from all over the country . |
| 22 | Famous names of grands crus like Corton-Charlemagne or le Montrachet conjure up mouth-watering images of bright golden wines , lusciously rich and complex in flavour . |
| 23 | Where planning permission is required an architect will need to be instructed to draw up complete plans of the proposed work which are thereafter submitted to the local planning office . |
| 24 | As a result of Kaszubian naivety Polish land-dealers and banks were able to buy up 35,000 acres of Kaszubian-owned land in the years 1896–1905 . |
| 25 | Climbing painfully up monolithic shafts of blue crystal . |
| 26 | Sending up eternal thanks to whatever deity happened to be in residence , she turned into the lane , which probably in sunlight , or at least daylight , was pretty , but which in the car 's headlights looked waterlogged , thankfully parked , stretched her cramped muscles , dragged on her hat , and got out . |
| 27 | He has played a leading part in developing the Viet Nam business for the bast six years , chalking up 32 visits to the country before his permanent posting . |
| 28 | It rolls up small so takes up little space in a rucksack . |
| 29 | When added to the usual treatments for this condition it cleared up persistent ulcers in 40 out of 60 cases . |
| 30 | A pioneer attempt to overcome the problems of political remoteness was made in Lewis in 1943 when the Lewis Association was set up ‘ to survey and study the social and economic needs of the Island and to draw up progressive plans of development ’ . |