Example sentences of "should [verb] up [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The report made a series of recommendations on increasing CID strength , which has fallen sharply from 10 per cent of the force in 1973 to 7.4 per cent , despite an overall large increase in numbers and a recommendation by Her Majesty 's Inspectorate that provincial CIDs should make up 12.4 per cent of police .
2 The directive will seek to compromise , saying , perhaps , that employee representatives should make up half the board .
3 The plaintiffs argue that the same principle should apply in favour of making an order that the defendant should deliver up such property on the basis that such an order is not an order for discovery and that the authorities relating to discovery have no application .
4 The fund should build up tax-free over the years so there will be enough in the kitty for the grandchild to buy his or first property between the ages of 20 and 30 with an interest-only mortgage .
5 The government had concluded ‘ that it is quite wrong that we should build up artificial hopes ’ by allowing boat people to remain in the colony in the belief that they would be resettled .
6 This belief has lasted to the present day ; and , in revenge , we should round up all the people who made these awful hippy records and make them read old Charlatans interviews until they beg for mercy and we hurl them into a well filled with angry weasels .
7 Ludens will bring Marcus here , he should show up any moment , I hope he has n't messed up the car ! ’
8 They should show up Tory authorities for not providing nursery provision .
9 I do hope Chesky manages to reissue Wild 's legendary RCA recording of the Scharwenka First Piano Concerto , but in the meantime all connoisseurs of superb piano playing should snap up this disc without delay .
10 This afternoon 's showers should clear up this evening to leave all areas with a dry night .
11 Another view was that business had grown too powerful and that the government should break up large firms ( " trust busting " ) .
12 But although Cuvier won immense prestige for his work as a comparative anatomist , he was unable to convince many naturalists that they should give up all hope of being able to predict the overall pattern of natural relationships and hence the ‘ missing ’ species still waiting to be discovered .
13 ‘ I do n't see why we should give up these wonderful premises just because there 's another practice about a couple of miles away . ’
14 Who should clean up old dumps ?
15 Sam McCluskie 's Foot Tripper should follow up last Monday 's impressive Wembley win with a repeat course and distance performance .
16 So that we know we 've got to cover that and it was just er Caroline , Karen 's suggestions were in the external order , was that we , we should draw up some kind of plan , with dates as to say right , okay , we 're gon na do the work first .
17 I suggest that the BMJ should draw up clear guidelines on consensus statements designed to influence practice policy .
18 Within two years , all listed companies should set up effective audit committees .
19 West country brewer Devenish should top up last year 's profits — best estimates are of profits of £14m against £11.5m .
20 We have urged in previous submissions to the Government that the Secretary of State should take up available powers under the 1991 Planning and Compensation Act to enable minerals planning authorities extinguish environmentally unacceptable old permissions ( including IDOs ) without compensation .
21 We have urged in previous submissions to the Government that the Secretary of State should take up available powers under the 1991 Planning and Compensation Act to enable minerals planning authorities extinguish environmentally unacceptable old permissions ( including IDOs ) without compensation .
22 As the cockpit is likely to be used a lot while sailing in the trades and while in harbour , it seems a pity that the tiller should take up such a large amount of space , although when at rest it can be lifted out of the way .
23 Perhaps I should take up this investigative journalism .
24 It was natural , therefore , that the assembly should take up this kind of understanding .
25 You should take up some form of exercise . ’
26 I do n't think we should hold up this one because of it , er so I would like to see the more detailed plans coming to the next meeting of the area committee er , so that residents can comment on this .
27 If the Catalans or the Basques should end up satisfied with that in the context of a confederal Europe who would press them to take on more ?
28 The Government should back up young people more because there are those who have to leave home . ’
29 Scrumpy should come up , scrumpy should come up all clouded you know , you know with bits of sheep and er bit bits of sheep and rats and that lying about in it were they 've thrown them into the you think I 'm joking do n't you ?
30 But the government should put up 90 or even 100 per cent of the cash in cases of long-term R&D that are by nature speculative .
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