Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [v-ing] up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Inside , the five-aisled church is immensely tall , its piers extending up to the complicated stellar and geometric ribbed vaults of nave and choir . |
| 2 | Living Chrysopilus live in marshy areas in Europe , their larvae growing up beneath the soil . |
| 3 | He pushed the sheet of paper away and looked around him , his eyes straying up to the dusty rafters . |
| 4 | He was held in a reclining position by his seat-belt , with his head bent back and his mouth open , his eyes staring up at the roof of the car , his right arm hanging straight down , his left snagged on the gear-stick . |
| 5 | Penry smiled slowly , his eyes lighting up with the gleam she found so irresistible . |
| 6 | Peter Suvarov smiled , his eyes crinkling up at the corners and his bitter mouth relaxing , and handed her a handkerchief . |
| 7 | She added that 50 years ago society tolerated things that were considered intolerable now and that many of our laws coming up in the social area were the result of pressure from families . |