Example sentences of "[be] [adv prt] [verb] up [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ipswich are out to sharpen up in a big way tomorrow and get back to winning ways after a draw and two defeats in the league following the FA Cup fifth round home 4–0 win over Grimsby . |
| 2 | To experience an exhilarating feeling of flight , imagine you are about to soar up into the clouds as your arms are thrust forward and backward in rhythmic motion . |
| 3 | The Gate House project 's about to open up in the middle of town , which is a drop in centre , sponsored by city centre churches . |
| 4 | The barman even told him he 'd had enough — something they rarely do unless they think a client 's about to throw up over the upholstery or start taking his clothes off . |
| 5 | The moribund mainframe market is about to wake up to a flurry of developments in the storage area , with Hitachi Data Systems Inc preparing to announce a Symmetrix-type disk array for mainframes on May 25 , and IBM Corp following up a week later with launch of the 3390-9 disk drive , which is now expected to be accompanied by a new 3990-4 controller . |
| 6 | It looked very probable that the ball was not going to be the only thing to rise in the air — Mafouz himself , Robert felt , was about to climb up like a helicopter , clear of the grass , and hover over Wimbledon . |
| 7 | He was about to stand up to the policeman when Duncan spoke . |