Example sentences of "up [prep] long [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When portions of present-day Indian pueblos occupied since that time are uncovered , their walls prove to be laid up of long pours of puddled mud . |
| 2 | At times like these , while I am watching a midnight sunset or sunrise , I shed a tear for those poor campers putting up with long hours of dark in the Himalayas or the like . |
| 3 | In 1978 Allan concluded her survey of such research by writing : As a result different research came up with different findings so that the policy maker and practitioner ended up with long lists of poorly defined and sometimes contradictory characteristics . |
| 4 | Another material used for guttering is aluminium , which is sometimes joined with silicone or butyl-based sealants and sometimes put up in long lengths by the supplier . |
| 5 | It exploits the fact that certain kinds of molecule are capable of ‘ polymerizing ’ , that is joining up in long chains of indefinite length . |
| 6 | Joe was up in Long Field with Oz and the cabbage plants , expecting Jinny to join him . |
| 7 | This itself is built up from long chains of sugar and phosphate molecules to which are attached nitrogen-containing molecules called the nucleotide bases . |
| 8 | Indeed , talk to any manager and he or she already has common-sense theories of motivation , often built up over long periods of observing people at work . |
| 9 | ABOVE Experiments can be done to find out how ditches silt up over long periods of time , how earthworks erode , and how finds move . |