Example sentences of "[v-ing] up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Therefore , while absence may spell the end of acquaintanceship , it will not in itself destroy friendship ; and while Dr Johnson was right to say that we should keep our friendships in good repair , the perpetual shoring up of friendship might suggest that it were less enduring than we had supposed . |
| 2 | Fred was thundering on with the speech as though the corpse had n't fled , and at the same time bobbing up onto the balls of his feet with relief from the lost burden . |
| 3 | Mrs Hollidaye 's dogs were left inside the car bobbing up at the rear window . |
| 4 | The narrow fissure stretched some twenty-five feet into the cliff before opening up into the tiny cave . |
| 5 | Beyond the final lock , the canal joined a river , opening up into a very wide stretch of water , bounded by pleasant meadows and with scores of mooring places , most of them occupied . |
| 6 | However , Jane loved dancing and the new life that was opening up for her , but when she was offered work in 1907 at the English Theatre , Paris , she was frankly scared . |
| 7 | In addition , allowance is made for deferment of possession , postponement of the work , the appointment of a clerk of works , opening up for inspection , and tests , and there is a much wider determination clause . |
| 8 | ‘ Look at the ground opening up for Randy Sherwood , ’ said Fatty Harris . |
| 9 | However , there are many new avenues opening up for qualified staff in areas which have not traditionally been associated with nursing . |
| 10 | Highlights elsewhere include Bad Brains ( with new singer ) opening up for dc Basehead and Consolidated at the Marquee , plus a menagerie of talents such as Spectrum , The Lunachicks , Pooh Sticks , Ween , Seaweed and The Belltower doing their various weird things around town . |
| 11 | Nothing personal , Bill , but just remember that I work in this town , and for me to work here then I need doors opening up for me . |
| 12 | A new field of activity seemed to be opening up for him if only he had the courage to grasp the nettle . |
| 13 | In his final statements in the Venezuelan capital Caracas , his last stop , Bush repeated the central message of the tour , that a " new age " was opening up for the Americas . |
| 14 | ‘ I am particularly excited about the opportunities that it will provide for opening up for the first time higher educational facilities in the area . |
| 15 | ‘ Hi , Rex , ’ said Lazlo , not opening up for one little peep . |
| 16 | The purpose of RE is to help them genuinely to reflect upon religion , opening up for them the possibility of a self-chosen and real commitment , religious or otherwise , so that the individual can freely play his or her role in the wider community , whether this be the faith community or society as a whole . |
| 17 | A different future is now opening up for Father Martin Flatman following yesterday 's vote at the synod to ordain women as priests . |
| 18 | MARKETS in the Far East and Middle East are opening up for hi-tech heat-beating textile produced by Performance Fabrics . |
| 19 | After a cautious start , Wharton , at 24 , a year younger than the Australian , took his time in the first three minutes before opening up with a series of punches in the next three rounds . |
| 20 | Barwick had earlier made a spectacular start to this day , opening up with three straight birdies . |
| 21 | Her world was opening up with a vengeance . |
| 22 | CIARAN McVeigh from Parkside Snooker Club , Lurgan whitewashed Kieran Erwin 3–0 in the Drumgor Top 64 tournament last night opening up with a 122 break . |
| 23 | In 1907 it had been noted that nickelodeons were opening up on every American street and it was not hard to account for their success . |
| 24 | I would like to announce that from now certain major sponsorship opportunities are opening up on this page . |
| 25 | He imagined opening up on these feeble wretches . |
| 26 | At the beginning of the thirties it must have seemed as if the world was opening up at an astonishing rate , but by the end of the decade it had closed to all but those on active military service . |
| 27 | Not only did the train travel fast , it spread fast and soon the world was opening up at a pace not previously imagined . |
| 28 | She bit her lip , searching for firm ground in the morass that seemed to be opening up at her feet . |
| 29 | However , the world tourism market is fiercely competitive and becoming ever more so with the countries of Eastern Europe now opening up as holiday destinations . |
| 30 | He says over the last five years it 's got far more popular … it 's a sport which is developing … it 's just opening up as a competitve sport … |