Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | These reforms will only achieve their objective if accompanied by the implementation of the 1944 Education Act provision for compulsory part- or full-time education or training up to the age of 18 . |
| 2 | Two years elapsed before , as a matter of right , torpedoed seamen became entitled to " one month 's wages , or wages up to the date of arrival in the United Kingdom , whichever is the greater " , and also compensation for lost effects . |
| 3 | He had supposed Debbie and her cronies painted flowers , or bowls of fruit , or landscapes up on the Ridge . |
| 4 | His family , along with those of his partner Davey and his son-in-law George Smith , were involved in the management of Bickford , Smith & Company up to the time of its final closure in 1961 . |
| 5 | who 's in charge of Eskdale now that Roger up for the M P ? |
| 6 | If the locational data are available in x , y order then , if you are familiar with BASIC or FORTRAN , or some other high-level language , it is relatively easy to write a program to reverse the order of the x , y pairs and to convert the y coordinate so that it measures distance down from the top of the page rather than distance up from the bottom . |
| 7 | Is my hon. Friend aware that people up in the north-west welcome the prospect of the channel tunnel being opened ? |
| 8 | The Court of Appeal has decided in Roberts v Johnstone [ 1988 ] 3 WLR 1247 , that where a plaintiff requires care and attendance as a result of his injuries , the cost of persons providing that care up to the date of trial is special damage , even if no one is in fact employed , and that interest is payable on the notional cost at the rate appropriate to special damages ( see para 1.67 ) . |
| 9 | Robinson and Robinson found that children up to the age of seven years typically blamed the listener for failure , and seemed unaware that the message provided by the speaker might be inadequate . |
| 10 | A buyer needs to be kept informed about each and every detail that crops up during the course of the transaction and , immediately prior to exchange of contracts , it is good practice to supply a written report to the buyer , explaining precisely what the property entails in a legal sense . |
| 11 | But I feel sure that only by going to St Bertrand de Comminges ( another name that crops up in the Cantos ) , and from there to Mont Ségur , shall we see the point of : ‘ at Mont Ségur the chief 's cell / you can enter it sideways only ’ ( 101:725:77 ) . |
| 12 | It has been estimated that signing up to the social charter would have cost Britain a minimum of £5,000 million a year , decreased competitiveness and increased unemployment . |
| 13 | The rates charged are the same as first class inland rates ( except that letters up to the first weight step sent at the Forces surface letter rate will be accepted at BFPO address in Europe ) . |
| 14 | I knew I should have found some way to follow that pair up to the pond . |
| 15 | Forests , coniferous , deciduous and mixed , sometimes in villages and large cities , often hunting by day for mammals up to the size of a red squirrel and birds up to the size of a Hazelhen. 24 in. ( 61 cm . ) . |
| 16 | It is just past midnight and many of the cadets from Old College are guarding well-concealed patrol bases in remote valleys and woods up in the Welsh hills near Sennybridge . |
| 17 | Steer the board through the eye of the wind until the sail brushes on your back leg , before transferring both back hand and foot up to the mast . |
| 18 | The transformation of the ceiling was brought about with two simple pulleys , almost on a clothes-line principle , that took a tent of diamonds and icicles up around the chandelier . |
| 19 | Walking to the station , past the brightly-lit boutiques , cinemas , remainder bookshops and tatty souvenir stalls , all decorated for Christmas and building up to the January sales , she found herself having to think about what had happened to her . |
| 20 | She groped her way across and landed the doctor on the mud and he slithered on hands and knees up to the bank . |
| 21 | But Mr Tomlinson built his own bonnet , mudguards and steps up to the cab and set in louvred vents either side of the bonnet to let out the heat produced by the massive engine . |
| 22 | Similar settlement histories have occurred in the Gangetic plain and Doabs of northern India ( Schlich 1889 : 187–238 ) and Brazil up to the present day . |
| 23 | The number of businesses going to the wall was 21% higher than the previous quarter and 20% up on the same period a year ago , underlining the renewed strength of recession since the spring . |
| 24 | It is a thin sheet of plastic , covered with a shiny coating of the metal alloy , virilium , and folds up to the size of a handkerchief . |
| 25 | Philip was glad he 'd left the wire and cutters up in the wood . |
| 26 | The plenum also adopted a " draft strategy for socio-economic stabilization and development up to the year 2000 " . |
| 27 | In a country in which education up to the age of 16 has become universal and compulsory , and education up to the age of 19 an option for everyone , we have to recognize that this education must be designed to meet pupils ' needs . |
| 28 | I look Stef and Hugo up in the telephone book . |
| 29 | They ran a hardware store and diner in the White Mountains of New Hampshire , serving the hikers and campers up on the Appalachian trail . |
| 30 | Taking the more favourable contracted out rate the employee 's National Insurance contribution is 2% up on the lower earnings limit of £2,704 and 7% up on the difference between the lower earnings limit and the upper earnings limit of £20,280 . |