Example sentences of "[v-ing] up the main " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was wiring up the main hatch above the hold , in such a way that showed he was certainly not an electrician by trade , with the intention of giving a mild electric shock to anyone who might try to get into it . |
| 2 | This time a tour guide at Althorp saw ‘ the ghost of an old man ’ going up the main staircase . |
| 3 | Behind him , two men in long overcoats stepped out from the shadow of a doorway and watched the young man turn to the left again , heading up the main backstreet that led to Joseph Hyde 's flat . |
| 4 | At the time of setting up the main problems facing UK carpet manufacturers were the depressed state of the economy and the fact that imports of carpets were taking an increasing share of a diminishing market . |
| 5 | It was all too clear Auguste had been out enjoying the pleasures of Broadstairs , one of which was just disappearing up the main staircase , folding up her parasol . |