Example sentences of "went up [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Today 's shares : Abbey National up sixteen to two hundred and thirty , British Aerospace down eighteen at five five nine , British Airways down nought point five at one four four , British Gas up six at two three two , British Telecom went up seventeen to two nine O point five , Goodhead Publishing Group were up two to sixty , Metalbox went down twenty five to one one two five , Morland Brewers went down five to two hundred and seventy , and Oxford Instruments were up , they were up five to two five seven , Thames Water were up eleven at two hundred and thirty four , the Trustee Savings Bank was up six at a hundred and thirty eight , and today 's major movers , Reuters , down seventy to seven O three , Bass up seventy seven to one O five O. |
| 2 | Then , faster than she 'd ever climbed before , she went up that tree . |
| 3 | A whisper went up that Gogarth was a possibility and panicky looks were cast around the room . |
| 4 | Erm and it went up that that night . |
| 5 | It 's true you know if a di if a child did come out the gate , with that wee fella yesterday I saw him he was with Ryan and he went up that path like lightning . |
| 6 | went up five pounds , my sister done her nut till I told her how much ours was . |
| 7 | ninety ninety one prices went up thirteen percent on average , and in ninety one ninety two by fifteen percent . |
| 8 | They danced in front of her as she went up Long Field , following Joe and the horse and heaving old broad bean haulms into the cart . |
| 9 | The firms profits went up 18 per cent . |
| 10 | You know we went up new year , after new year to see her er , it were , a lovely , nice Christmas tree in the foyer . |
| 11 | The 1964 committee devised a system of entrances and exits to the serving points , and people went up one aisle and down the next to avoid confusion . |
| 12 | At Chemical they went up 61 per cent and at Chase Manhattan by 84 per cent . |
| 13 | Today 's share prices : Abbey National up one at one nine seven , British Aerospace up nineteen at five six three , British Airways up three at one four eight , British Gas up four at two one O point five British Telecom up four at two six eight , Goodhead Publishing Group remained at five , at fifty-eight , Moreland Brewers up two at two seven five , Oxford Instruments remained at two three four , Thames Water are up two point five at two one nine , Trustee Savings Bank up point five at one twenty and today 's major stockmarket movers : Reuters went up forty-four to seven eight eight and Glaxo up twenty seven at seven five seven . |
| 14 | I know it went up two steps . |
| 15 | When I was walking past the marsh one , one night , when I was on my way back from school I heard a rus rustling noise behind a bu bush , when I went up the , went up first to the bush a big dragon-like thing jumped out from behind the bush , it gave me such a fright I nearly fainted . |
| 16 | They went up other week did n't they ? |
| 17 | I explained to him about the boxing-match and the waterfall and he went up close and examined the glass minutely , different areas of it , taking his time . |
| 18 | She forgot whatever she had meant to tell him , went up close and took him tenderly by both ears . |
| 19 | In the next four days , the dogs pulled the sledges eighty-one kilometres , and went up 3,000 metres . |
| 20 | Grocery prices in Britain went up 26 per cent between 1985 and 1990 — compared with five per cent in Germany and 16 per cent in France . |
| 21 | Which floor would the elevator ( or lift ) stop at , if it started from street level , went up 4 floors , came down 3 floors , then went up 2 floors again ? |
| 22 | Which floor would the elevator ( or lift ) stop at , if it started from street level , went up 4 floors , came down 3 floors , then went up 2 floors again ? |
| 23 | Amongst the major shares , Abbey National were up 5 to 184 ; British Aerospace down 6 at 518 ; British Airways down 2 at 195 ; B P up 1 to 305 ; British Gas went up 4 to 191 ; British steel were up 2 at 138 ; British Telecom , they were up 5 to 250 ; Rolls Royce , up 2 to 200 and T S B they were up 1 at 126 . |
| 24 | And all on a day when FTSE index of the 100 biggest companies actually went UP 26.6 to 2311.6 . |
| 25 | Howard 's pompous manner changed , his voice went up several decibels . |
| 26 | We reached Afdam Station on 19 December , four days after leaving Bahdu , and from there I went up next day by train to Addis Ababa . |
| 27 | They went up another narrow passageway , not so much a passage as a mere slit between houses , and came out suddenly into open space . |
| 28 | Which floor would the elevator ( or lift ) stop at , if it started from street level , went up 4 floors , came down 3 floors , then went up 2 floors again ? |
| 29 | Which floor would the elevator ( or lift ) stop at , if it started from street level , went up 4 floors , came down 3 floors , then went up 2 floors again ? |
| 30 | they went up high |