Example sentences of "up [adv] [that] " in BNC.

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1 When I drive off , I am so churned up inside that I find myself hoping I sha n't make things worse by having a coronary on the way to work . ’
2 You take up a left stance and line yourself up so that your left foot is in front of the opponent 's right , and your right is in front of his left .
3 If light of a certain colour shines on the surface , molecules on the surface will absorb the light and heat up so that they ‘ glow ’ in the STM picture .
4 It was right , and he was sorry about it , because he 'd have liked to think his idea had helped them , been taken up so that he could feel part of the activity .
5 It was so crowded they had to unlace the side-flaps of the enormous tent and raise them up so that people could sit outside the tent , down the sides , and though we could n't see him very well , we heard him .
6 We had nothing at all to live on ; but one day I received a sum of money that we managed to divide up so that it lasted for many weeks , just so much a day .
7 More important , the pores in some rocks are either large or join up so that water can flow through them easily .
8 Marcus pulled Pat up by the shoulders , pulling him up so that his head was higher , and Moxie thrust the pillow in behind him .
9 But in their Spitalfields Tartan Collection , the Stewarts have done the work for you ; silks , cottons , wools all match up so that it is possible to choose as much or as little tartan as you like , whether it 's for a few cushions or for some big and bold project .
10 The Practical Curriculum , for example , a useful , practical discussion document for schools from the Schools Council , had to be held up so that it should not upstage an HMI view of the curriculum .
11 The problem in part is ( or ought to be ) one of generalising successful practice , shaping it up so that it encompasses the whole school and motivates all the teachers , not just those who are keen , or authoritatively skilled , in transacting bits and pieces .
12 From the lift shop the vehicles were marshalled up so that three long vehicles , or five short ones entered the body repair shop and were put in hand at one time , and the repairs were divided into four operations , each requiring two days to complete .
13 The girls were wired up so that the current lit up their cockades and enabled their swords to give off sparks as they fenced .
14 Everything has been set up so that science can get moving , ’ he says .
15 It rolls up so that the gaps between its different parts are nearly closed , but a small opening is left .
16 By having Alexander lessons an individual would be able to learn how to sit , stand or pick objects up so that they do not put so much strain on the back muscles , thus bringing instant relief to their back .
17 Deanston Weir on the Teith has now further broken up so that there is now a safe passage on the right but the chicken shoot on the left is dry .
18 Great carts pulled by as many as six horses at a time came up the roads from the east and waited at Ridgery Butts until a party of people who wanted to cross the forest formed up so that they could travel together .
19 Tension in the neck and shoulders can be eased by circling the shoulders up and around a few times backwards and forwards and by circling your head slowly down to your chest and then up so that your neck is stretched with your chin in the air .
20 It is essential that a really comprehensive and readily understood job description/specification is drawn up so that :
21 As with bleeding , raise the affected part up so that the circulation slows down .
22 A booster cushion raises a child up so that she can safely use an adult seat belt or a child harness .
23 Inside , the blaze was already fierce , fanned by the high wind , the heat building up so that they could see the metal beginning to glow .
24 I then had the problem of having to stand , holding the gate up so that it would n't fall on the dog and by now there were three tractors and four cars blocking the road .
25 The Signature 's neck feels glossier , and the action at the bridge has been better set up so that the strings lie well above the ashtray 's sides ; otherwise both guitars are very playable , with good , low nuts and buzz-free actions .
26 Soon a fairly large crowd had gathered and men were holding their sons up so that they could stand on the bar to get a better view .
27 Robots , although they develop faults , do not usually miss out welds , or weld inaccurately , on a random basis , and it is possible to have them wired up so that when they do malfunction supervision can be immediately informed .
28 Hurrying to the door , Manville held the sack up so that it half obscured his face and walked briskly after the young agent .
29 Kirov had opened himself up so that the younger man would trust him enough to confide his deepest thoughts .
30 Quite clearly , then , if a child is brought up so that it is exposed constantly to a critical parent , she or he may spend much of the time being an adapted child .
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