Example sentences of "[noun] up [adv] [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a hearth to comfort her , a homeland up ahead beyond the lonely journey in the tunnels of claustrophobia beneath the surface of the Moon . |
| 2 | The Pic du Midi has long had an observatory on top , a very substantial structure indeed and occupied since I 88 I , after the scientists who started it had got into the arduous habit of spending their winters up here in a small hotel . |
| 3 | It was warm , crisp , fresh and set the taste buds up nicely for the main event . |
| 4 | Having returned to pre-election campaign levels in the aftermath of John Major 's confounding of the pollsters , dealers found themselves confidently bidding the main index up well beyond the 2600 level . |
| 5 | Profiting from Strachan 's quick throw-in , the big French international striker turned a Chelsea defender inside-out and then juggled the ball up cleverly for a rising shot into the roof of the net . |
| 6 | How are things up there in the Big Apple ? ’ |
| 7 | She had an obscure feeling that other passers-by would not notice the bell up there in the shadowy interior of the bell chamber . |
| 8 | Dot knew there must be people up there in the vulnerable places on the top floor because on their way through the draughty corridors they passed the lift-shafts , each with its rattling metal cage and fearful loops of cable and black rope dangling beneath like greasy snakes . |
| 9 | ‘ He should n't have put his finger up there in the first place . |
| 10 | There were too many mirrors in the house : long , thin ones in polished mahogany frames , round ones , oval ones , and the gigantic mirror up there in the dark studio . |
| 11 | ‘ Now there 's a real desire and incentive to see British players up there with the best . ’ |
| 12 | You can lace up tight for the next couple of weeks and try to act normal . |
| 13 | Your old man here has brought me all the way up here for a complete and utter waste of time |