Example sentences of "[was/were] up on " in BNC.
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| 1 | We were up on the top floor and Ralph Horton came up to listen to us and was impressed , although I think he was more impressed with David than us . |
| 2 | All the hives were up on the moor , and there was little to do except check that no fieldmice were getting into them , sniff them to detect foul brood , listen for late swarms , and cut out a comb from any that weighed too full . |
| 3 | All the clan from six to sixty were up on the hill before dawn , ready to drive the deer that would help feast them . |
| 4 | We were in this theatre watching The Crucible ( no great significance about that , the Sixth Form had tried out their exam text on us ) only they were n't on a stage , they were up on tight-ropes , and it was our job as audience to keep them up there , and we did that by holding our breaths . |
| 5 | BR20Ms returned that night to attack Valetta and Hal Far , but Hurricanes were up on this occasion , preventing half of the attacking force from reaching their targets and forcing them to return with their bombs . |
| 6 | The sailors were up on the yards now , and setting more sails ; the huge stretches of canvas bellied outward and upward , and Sara felt the ship come alive under her feet , the bow dipping and the first hiss of white bubbles and foam going along the side . |
| 7 | Sales volumes in May were up on a year ago for the fifth month in a row but they remained well below normal for the time of year , he said . |
| 8 | Yeah , they were swooping , they were up on you know across there , you know across erm er opposite there 's that house where th that has the garden at the bottom of ours . |
| 9 | Evelyn was up on her feet . |
| 10 | I was up on the box all the time ! ’ |
| 11 | The whole bar was up on its feet to watch even before she had finished laying down the opening phrases ; by the time she was into the full fury of the aria , with its demanding coloratura decorations , its elaborate breathing technique and its famous placing of the pauses , we were all applauding and whistling . |
| 12 | In fact , as I recall , I was up on the step-ladder dusting the portrait of Viscount Wetherby when my employer had entered carrying a few volumes which he presumably wished returned to the shelves . |
| 13 | But she did n't know where it was either and soon the whole family was up on their feet looking for the source of the noise . |
| 14 | Then the American announcer said , ‘ The bronze medal , Linford Christie , Great Britain , ’ and I was up on the plinth , the medal was around my neck and the Union Jacks were waving . |
| 15 | Everyone was up on the sun deck in the early morning as we approached the magnificent twin peaks of this imposing looking island . |
| 16 | The curtains were still pulled and the do-not-disturb sign was up on the door . |
| 17 | The first time I met her was up on the platform . |
| 18 | Harris , his coachman , was up on the driving box , while Lord John 's groom and valet were bringing on the saddle horses behind . |
| 19 | Its reflection on the water surface of the river at Abingdon advanced towards me , in this case not exactly to my feet because I was up on the bridge , but whatever else I managed to achieve in the picture I had to make this plane of the river advance . |
| 20 | The portrait of Melusina hung above the fireplace and this year 's cat calendar was up on the left-hand wall . |
| 21 | He was up on the podium , still a bit pale and puffy , but recovering gamely from her suicide . |
| 22 | Mary was up on the fells with her flock of sheep and goats , she said , perhaps over Buttermere way or maybe towards Robinson . |
| 23 | The Monkey-boy , hastily found acceptable clothes , was up on the box , his dressing-case — the inherited , wealthy proof of his existence — set inside the coach like an ark , an altar . |
| 24 | She hopped clear and opened her wings and in one sudden jump was up on the bare branch . |
| 25 | However , so erm she asked me if I 'd go up and give her hand to sort things out , so I was up on the Friday morning and I said well you better phone the corporation and tell them that you 're moving out on Saturday morning . |
| 26 | Now a as I say , I was up on there on Friday and erm |
| 27 | I was up on the hill when the woman came . |
| 28 | If the Co was up on the Tuesday you had to have it paid for the Saturday , at least . |
| 29 | If you If you paid it The Co was up on the Tuesday , you had to have it paid Most people tried to pay it for the Thursday and that was the turn of the leaf , on the Thursday and if you paid that then you could go straight away that day and get your new quarter stuff , for the next quarter . |
| 30 | Although they showed a monetary loss , the number of members recruited was up on last year . |