Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] [pron] up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | If these two signals differ significantly in level , you will need to balance them up at the mixer before passing them on to the camcorder . |
| 2 | There is , as yet , no system in operation which allows your competence to be assessed to a national standard , and it will be left to the discretion of your service manager , and course tutors if you have undertaken a back to nursing course , to decide whether you are ready to return , or what additional guidance or preparation you may need to bring you up to the required standard . |
| 3 | It 's forty years old and will set you back five and a half thousand pounds — but for that you can be sure no-one will dare cut you up on the motorway . |
| 4 | She stood up : ‘ No , I did n't ! — So he could n't have done it , could he ? — And before you say owt , he could n't have looked her up in the phone book 'cos she 's ex-directory ! — And anyway , he told me to go round there today and get her to put her money in the bank . |
| 5 | Did you have to psych yourself up for the part ? |
| 6 | If that had happened in my day , those players would have had him up against the nearest wall and sorted it out . |
| 7 | If he improves over the next 3–4 years and lasts until he 's 30 , then you will have to put him up alongside the other 2 . |
| 8 | you 'll have to put them up on the ceiling |
| 9 | He 's been reckon she must have locked herself up in the dark . |
| 10 | That area of your life not only is of no interest to me , but I also consider it in very poor taste that you should have brought it up in the first place ! ’ |
| 11 | The young , untrained dog must have chased them up to the edge of the pit , where they fell to their death . |
| 12 | ‘ Knocked on the door , said she 'd come to drive me up to the county ground , had a picnic in the car and she hoped I was ready . ’ |
| 13 | When they left he did n't offer to walk them up through the Grove and Carrie was n't sorry : she felt too chokey for talking . |
| 14 | Denis Smith says it was an interesting game and his team played well … it was a hard game … but after four defeats it was just the result they wanted and will help build them up for the rest of the season |