Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] up [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But on this day , an unusually cloudless Sunday late in October , I had travelled from Cornwall ; the train was two hours late , and I rushed , humping my case , past the mute crowds gazing up at the information board , towards the taxi rank . |
| 2 | There had been some hefty wooden icons hanging up on the walls , and , if they had burnt , then there would have been something left of them lying around on the floor . |
| 3 | ARE HOTELIERS GEARING UP FOR THE NEW EC FIRE SAFETY DIRECTIVE ? |
| 4 | There were also some strange red rods sticking up in the air from a holder . |
| 5 | Depending on the evolution of management during the early 1990s , the confusions building up in the Training Authority 's role may need to be unravelled : either it is strengthened as an effective arm of central policy , or it is abolished so that the market — created by itself — can have freer play . |
| 6 | And they indicate there that there are excellent opportunities opening up in the United Kingdom bottled water market across the full range of available products commonly consumed and specifically identified friendly product ranges . |
| 7 | Looking past Adam , she saw Fand had stopped by another set of steps winding up into the rock . |
| 8 | and there 's no facilities for kids , you know young kids ranging up to the age of er about sixteen seventeen . |
| 9 | She pulled off her clothes and left them in a heap , then lay on top of the covers looking up at the ceiling . |
| 10 | I had been down in my pantry working through the supplies sheets , when I had heard somewhere above my head the unmistakable sounds of motor cars pulling up in the courtyard . |
| 11 | Peter Suvarov smiled , his eyes crinkling up at the corners and his bitter mouth relaxing , and handed her a handkerchief . |
| 12 | Clearly , however , where the overall number of speakers is small as it is in many sociolinguistic surveys , the number of higher-status speakers turning up in a random selection procedure which samples from the entire urban area will be correspondingly small . |
| 13 | She looked down at her new French muslin pyjamas , the corners of her thin lips turning up in a rueful smile , wondering if the whisky stains would come out — and deciding that they probably would n't . |
| 14 | In the months leading up to the Stock Exchange 's damning findings , the DTI 's lack of concrete action was probably forgiveable . |
| 15 | In the months leading up to the Prague autumn , The Slavia played elegant host to a more accurate cross-section of Czech society — punks , housewives , artists , students , writers , weary shoppers — than probably existed anywhere in the country until the rallies in Wenceslas Square . |
| 16 | However , statements from Ministers and interpretations in the press in the months leading up to the publication of Working for patients appear to describe a rather different concept of the ‘ internal market ’ — a patient-led system . |
| 17 | I was looking forward to the chance to meet ‘ our ’ health visitor and find out what would be expected of me in the months leading up to the birth . |
| 18 | However , statements from Ministers and interpretations in the press in the months leading up to the publication of the White Paper appear to describe a rather different concept of the ‘ Internal Market ’ — a patient-led system . |
| 19 | The U.S. Open Champion is one of seven golfers who earned in excess of $1 million in the 12 months leading up to the World Series of Golf at the end of August . |
| 20 | The debates over the merger had precipitated a number of leadership changes in the old parties and alliances in the months leading up to the final agreement . |
| 21 | The move was seen to be a response to the average daily INRO market price indicator being below the " may buy " levels in the six months leading up to the review . |
| 22 | Apart from the contributions they both made to raising the general temperature along the international border in the months leading up to the Iraqi onslaught in September 1980 , the first blow appears to have been struck in the same month by Baghdad with a broadcast announcement of the death of Ayatollah Khomeini.i The Iraqis had previously given a trial outing to a line of attack which underwent persistent repetition as the war proceeded . |
| 23 | They went round the corner , and the child stopped in front of a flight of steps leading up to a dilapidated house , one of a number in the street . |
| 24 | The slope in this new garden is to be terraced around a circular lawn with steps leading up to the higher level . |
| 25 | My helpers borrowed an old flatbed truck from a farmer , along with two dozen squared bales of hay which they arranged as steps leading up to the truck . |
| 26 | A lot of people in those streets ( they were very poor , but they were very proud ) and on the steps leading up to the house , they 'd have laid a little piece of lino , three pieces or two . |
| 27 | Jack had to fill the coal scuttles , Kevin to bring in the logs , Aengus had to roll yesterday 's papers into sausage-like shapes which would be used for lighting the fires later , Gerry , who was meant to be the animal lover , had to take Oswald for a run in the park , and see that there was something on the bird table in the garden , and Ronan had to open the big heavy curtains in the front rooms , take the milk in from the steps and place it in the big fridge and brush whatever had to be brushed from the big granite steps leading up to the house . |
| 28 | Whilst on duty one Saturday afternoon during the early part of 1975 , he heard the sound of footsteps ascending the steps leading up to the box , then he became aware of the figure of a man about to enter the lobby or vestibule outside the door . |
| 29 | The ground level appeared to be slightly higher than he remembered and there was no sign of the seven semi-circular steps leading up to the front door . |
| 30 | Supporters insist nothing would be lost other than a small car park and the steps leading up to the Prado 's ‘ Goya ’ entrance . |