Example sentences of "[vb mod] not [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | One must not open up the possibility for either partner in a marriage or a relationship to murder their partner , not as a result of a sudden , temporary loss of control , but as a result of a careful , well thought out and premeditated plan . |
| 2 | But a more novel objection came from Dr Leonard Wilson , when Bishop of Birmingham , and who opened a school without wearing gaiters as a form of protest because he believed : ‘ Bishops should not dress up in the way of the decadent eighteenth century . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ This sort of thing just should not end up in court . |
| 4 | It 's our Party and we should not give up without a fight . |
| 5 | It is always worth watching Eta Carinæ ; its true nature is uncertain , but there is no reason why it should not flare up again at any time . |
| 6 | As a sudden mutation there is no reason whatever why it should not crop up anywhere , and the small island between Ireland and England is as likely a place for it as anywhere else . |
| 7 | After dinner they agreed that Rodney should not wash up . |
| 8 | I would suggest that we can deal with these parties if they arise but that we should not hold up the negotiations with the top four . |
| 9 | ‘ We have to recognise the strong feelings among black and white people that the party should not set up an organisation which is racially exclusive , and could be seen as a form of apartheid . ’ |
| 10 | Businessmen should not set up in a market where they will be powerless to enforce their credit terms . |
| 11 | Eisenhower and Dulles both believed that since no Iranian Army could ever resist an actual Soviet invasion , the Shah should not build up a vast Army but should depend on US guarantees . |
| 12 | ‘ They believe girls should not speak up and that they should let their parents control their lives . |
| 13 | They had decided that they should not walk up the staircase to the throne room but find another route to approach their captors . |
| 14 | That is one of the principal arguments of those on the Government Benches who say that we should not sign up , that we can not say at this stage whether we are capable , as an economy , of participating without damage in a single currency . |
| 15 | This means that you should not turn up in casual clothes which express your out-of-work personality , enchanting as that may be , nor should you wear the sort of ‘ best ’ clothes which would make you the star at a party but which are patently unsuitable for day-today working situations . |
| 16 | The second , referred to obscurely in Helen 's last letter from Margate , was Mr Thomas 's decision that Edward should not take up a Civil Service post , but instead prepare himself for an Oxford entrance scholarship . |
| 17 | Filing cabinets should not take up too much floor space and be sited so that it is easy to open drawers and get at records . |
| 18 | He made it clear that the Employment Secretary , Michael Howard , was not prepared to see Community action in the field of industrial relations and that Community legislation should not push up labour costs in such a way as to reduce the ability of business to compete in world markets . |
| 19 | I wanted to hear about the riots in Asyut and found myself leaning forward , anxious that he should not clam up . |
| 20 | Lay members , experienced in industrial relations , know what an employer should or should not put up with , equally they know what an employee can expect . |
| 21 | I knew this and I knew it was a weakness in him and I should not put up with it . |
| 22 | We believe that government should not gobble up all the proceeds of growth , and that those who create prosperity should enjoy it , through lower taxes and more opportunity to build up personal wealth . |
| 23 | You may not end up with an athlete 's heart through aerobic walking , but you will have gone a long way to improving its strength and efficiency , thus ensuring a longer and healthier life . |
| 24 | A DoH source describes cases where a decision is taken not to record an interview because the child 's lack of English , learning difficulty , or age mean workers believe the evidence may not stand up under cross examination . |
| 25 | Not all the editors are guilty : the volumes prepared by Busser , Guilmant , Hahn , Marty and Debussy , for instance , may not measure up to today 's scholarly standards , but in most respects they do not seriously misrepresent the composer 's intentions . |
| 26 | They may not set up in practice on their own account for a further three years . |
| 27 | But a small company may not set up and run its own scheme . |
| 28 | There are suggestions that , if the method proposed by the Ministry of Defence is chosen , increases in the death rate among servicemen involved in the tests may not show up . |
| 29 | Money you deposit in your account may not show up in your balance immediately . |
| 30 | Even within one school , methodological and theoretical subjects may not match up . |