Example sentences of "up [prep] [adj] [noun] [conj] [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A network of relationships were gradually built up between different sites and finds until a sequence of events became clear . |
| 2 | The ‘ magic realism ’ is conjured up with great skill and paints a vivid historical picture which few history books can better . |
| 3 | Jenny holds me up with one arm and shouts at him . |
| 4 | Nor is this influence obvious or straightforward , for a major reason why different research comes up with different findings and has different implications for policy and practice is that those findings are subject to different underlying assumptions and have different ideological agendas . |
| 5 | ‘ My two-year-old son would have to live with my partner 's parents if we both died , ’ says Ruth , who was brought up in foster homes and has no contact with her own parents . |
| 6 | The franchise is a form of business which has grown up in recent years and offers the would-be entrepreneur what may at first sight appear to be an easy way to start up in business . |
| 7 | The third part shows that many problems encountered in police investigation turn up in scientific research and considers what lessons may be learnt from the experience of science . |
| 8 | It stops windows misting up in wet weather and keeps the driver fresh and alert . ’ |
| 9 | She holds it up in different lights and tries to con its meaning . |
| 10 | This section of the road is continuously built up on one side and contains ten residential access points . |
| 11 | Ali hands me his briefcase , gets up on this toes and dances to his left . |
| 12 | but I must admit it 's up to each person that organizes it to say that , great , we do n't need the collectors . |
| 13 | If the employee has been working for you for up to eight weeks and does not have a linking letter or a Leaver 's statement , phone your Social Security office and ask if the start of the PIW you are dealing with links back to a claim to a Social Security benefit . |
| 14 | It can drive up to eight servos and operates from the 4.8V to 6V servo supply . |
| 15 | NORPLANT gives cover against getting pregnant for up to five years and has been used for the past decade abroad . |
| 16 | The order could last up to six months and affects areas in the west of Oxfordshire , including Carterton , Brize Norton and surrounding villages . |
| 17 | Each hen can lay up to thirty eggs but deposits each one in a different pit . |
| 18 | Established for 26 years , the spacious restaurant can seat up to 112 people and serves delicious Italian food . |
| 19 | This latter can accommodate up to 100 people and has video projecting facilities . |
| 20 | THE former Soviet Union 's Aeroflot is by far the world 's largest airline-it has up to 1,500 aircraft and provides about a tenth of all air travel . |
| 21 | It holds up to four yarns and costs just £3.95 plus 25p for postage and packing from . |
| 22 | It supports up to 60 people and costs £400 for a starter kit comprising operating software , cabling and two 16-bit boards ; or £200 for the kit including two 8-bit boards . |
| 23 | The House can accommodate up to 22 persons and offers a very high standard of comfort . |
| 24 | The amounts range from a mere 56 lb. up to 88 cwt. and totals 48 tons 5 cwt . |
| 25 | Just about every retail purchase you make with the Card is immediately covered by Purchase Protection against accidental damage , loss or theft for up to 90 days and begins where any existing cover you may already have leaves off , up to £20,000 per Cardmember . |
| 26 | A team at the University of Dundee reported on a neural computer that checks cervical smears containing up to 200,000 cells and decides whether they are abnormal or not with 96 per cent accuracy . |