Example sentences of "[verb] up on the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | He drew up on the other side of the tall white gates and fished in his grey sack . |
2 | ‘ So you 've been up the barrow , ’ Jos said out of the blue , as he lined up on the final double . |
3 | For members of the nobility the struggles of Lancaster and York could have drastic results , particularly for those who incurred forfeiture through ending up on the losing side ; although attainders could be reversed and lands restored , this might take a long time ( 130 , Ch.5 ) . |
4 | To a backdrop of deserted stands , Andrew Hudson becomes the first South African to score a hundred on his Test debut : ( below ) Curtly Ambrose mops up on the final day , bowling Meyrick Pringle . |
5 | Huge crowds built up on the Western side of the Wall as West Berliners witnessed the historic developments , some even crossing over into the East for a walk . |
6 | I think Mao was quite keyed up on the whole situation , I think he realized that to win the war they had to erm adjust the mass support very carefully , and I think that 's basically what this I think that 's why two months later they er they er gave up this document cos he was worried then they 'd lose the middle peasants ' support . |
7 | The girls walked in the Rose Gardens and caught up on the past months , discussed the future . |
8 | A side view of the decamer ( Fig. 1 b ) shows that CsA-binding loops of CypA are on one face of the pentamer whereas the secondary structure elements line up on the opposite surface . |
9 | Picking up on the head maltster 's request for co-operation in Audience , Pryce-Jones wrote , ‘ Will Ferdinand help , and kindly inform on himself ? |
10 | The metric system was then built up on the decimal system , which you already have been studying . |
11 | Playing the fringes of the metropolis , Lily had used to hope that one day , looking up on the prompt side , she would see one of George Edwardes 's scouts . |
12 | This Spotlight reports on a survey of 94 adults ( defined as people aged 20 or over ) who fell into this category and looks at what — if anything — providers might do to pick up on the original expression of interest . |
13 | I 'd ease up on the hard stuff if I were you . |
14 | Once , before starting a new stage in the story , we catch up on the other branch of the family . |
15 | He came up on the other side shaking dirt from his fine white feathers . |
16 | It were a bit charred by the lightning , but they plugged it in and music came out and the words to the music came up on the little television screen . ’ |
17 | Gilly dragged a heavy stuffed chair backward to the shelf and climbed up on the very top of its back . |
18 | Read up on the chosen fish and match the turbulence to their requirements . |
19 | The voice belonged to George , he had drawn up on the other side of the road , and as I walked towards him his voice was getting impatient . |
20 | ( At the same time , though its existence was naturally concealed from the rank-and-file , a ‘ Line of Panic ’ was also drawn up on the inner circle of forts , Belleville , Souville , Tavannes and Moulainville . |
21 | I have drawn up on the attached sheet the numbers of staff required in my estimation to deal with Council Tax in the future . |
22 | That well Lil and Nev going up on the mini break |
23 | If the whites can only hold their form , this may allow us to sneak up on the blind side and pip them both at the death . |
24 | Almost by reflex , McIlvanney and I take a corner table , and open up on the safe territory of swapping recriminations about our country 's lack of respect for the trade . |
25 | Choosing the right sparkling wine can be a bit of a minefield , especially if you 're not clued up on the different brands available . |
26 | Born Alfredo James Pacino he is still haunted by memories of growing up on the mean streets of New York 's South Bronx where his street gang pals called him The Actor . |
27 | Through the wide-open window floated the lightest of breezes , tangy with the scent of wild herbs growing up on the rugged hills behind the town . |
28 | The Hawaii Ironman is the original and ultimate triathlon , where the swim is through 2.4 miles of ocean , and is immediately followed by a 112-mile cycle ride up on the black lava fields , where by mid-morning the temperature will be over 100 degrees . |
29 | Large numbers of drowned dolphins are being washed up on the south-western coasts of England , apparently as a result of being caught in fishing nets . |
30 | Nothing more was heard of Cargo , who were rumoured to be considering dropping the loaves outside Dutch territorial waters , until a month ago a number of loaves of bread were found washed up on the Dutch coast . |