Example sentences of "[verb] up the [adj] [noun pl] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , as the busloads of pilgrims trudged up the muddy paths to the whispered prayers ( ’ Our Lady of Ballinspittle sway for us ’ ) of the local inn keepers , the Bishop of Cork gave a lukewarm endorsement to the extent that it WIS no bad thing to see people praying . |
| 2 | From these results , it would appear that the younger children were not able to pick up the linguistic cues to the deductive/empirical distinction contained in the experimenter 's questions . |
| 3 | Too often we are faced with clamouring up the slippery slopes to the law more than sliding down them . |
| 4 | A special constitutional commission was set up , presided over by Ramiz Alia , to draw up the necessary amendments to be placed before the next session of parliament . |
| 5 | We crowed with pleasure as we rushed up the remaining feet to the top and , in the last dregs of daylight , hastened back across the lonely moor to the car , Mullion , and a well earned pint . |
| 6 | The sub-arterial road was to be an intermediate class of road designed to link up the main arterials to the local roads . |