Example sentences of "some [noun] [to-vb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yeah , she wanted to get some fabric to make up a jacket . |
| 2 | She had obviously made some attempt to tidy up . |
| 3 | Now the editors have picked out some plums to make up a poets ' special - from Eliot and Auden , through Allen Ginsberg ( 'I think it was about the same time that I was having these Blake visions ' ) to John Ashbery and the delightful Elizabeth Bishop . |
| 4 | Do not they also draw attention to the willingness of some countries and some parties to sign up to measures that they have no intention of implementing ? |
| 5 | Now , what we 'll need to get you doing , is some exercise to strengthen up the muscle across there . |
| 6 | If your band 's sound is less strongly defined , then you may need some help to dream up a style and image Libraries are a good source of inspiration , and by browsing through the books and magazines on fashion you may get some ideas . |
| 7 | In strong soils these side effects may take some years to show up ; on poor land they can exhaust the humus very quickly with disastrous results . |
| 8 | Normally , I would n't care two hoots , but having come home unexpectedly , and with the thought of our marriage dazzling me , I 'm so happy that I keep expecting some obstacle to turn up . |
| 9 | The gruesome ability of some individuals to take up a cannibalistic diet is , in evolutionary terms , a sensible solution to the problem of food shortage in a rapidly disappearing pond . |
| 10 | ‘ Got some things to set up . |
| 11 | what are the best exercises then or the best form of exercise to build up some ticker to build up the heart ? |
| 12 | ‘ It can be quite difficult for some people to give up meat suddenly and Quorn is an easy product to use — it 's also very healthy . ’ |
| 13 | See about getting some people to come up and help with the harvest next week . |
| 14 | The ‘ Adults Learning ’ session with me in March will help marry some of the theory of adult education to the Medau teaching method — this has been part of the Teacher Training Course for some time , and we thought that some of you who have been qualified a little longer might like some theory to back up your practical experience . |
| 15 | Rick had gone to Cheltenham to help some friends to set up an art exhibition and Lou had gone with him . |
| 16 | The party may well face further depletion with the expected defection of some members to set up yet another social democratic opposition party . |
| 17 | Once again she felt a rush of warmth for Josh ; clearly he 'd gone to some lengths to cover up for her , and for that she 'd be eternally grateful . |
| 18 | ‘ He asked some girls to go up on stage and give him a kiss , and just for a joke I did . |
| 19 | Twenty one minus X If I give you some numbers to add up . |
| 20 | Some contributors to Close Up were prepared to go even further . |
| 21 | ‘ I do wish you 'd make some effort to grow up , ’ said my mother before she could stop herself , for she did n't want her future son-in-law to know how much I could irritate her . |
| 22 | There 'll be some shakedowns to make up , but they 're used to sleeping in cramped quarters . ’ |
| 23 | So here the relationship between the lexical concepts has to be marked in some way to make up for the inadequacy of the words to indicate what part of the general context of knowledge is to be engaged . |
| 24 | PLANS to restrict the brands of contraceptive Pill available on the NHS could result in more unwanted pregnancies and lead some women to pay up to £135 a year to protect themselves , a magazine claimed today . |
| 25 | It took us both some time to wake up to the fact that the world did n't owe us a living . ’ |
| 26 | But you 've got some time to wake up have n't you ? |
| 27 | It obviously took the photographer , Arthur Richardson , some time to set up his equipment as he has attracted the attention of a few of the locals . |