Example sentences of "[be] [verb] up [prep] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now the Japanese are gearing up for a third try . |
| 2 | A few days later the few uneven patches were shaped up with a second mowing , with the greatest of ease . |
| 3 | The results were followed up at a second Latin American consultation which was held in São Leopoldo , Brazil , in July 1992 . |
| 4 | This is followed up by a second editorial in the September issue in which Ms Ainsworth urges IoT members to use their influence ‘ to ensure that the examination proposals do not get support ’ . |
| 5 | There simply has n't been time for the body to clear the first lot before it 's topped up with a second dose of alcohol . |