Example sentences of "[to-vb] up in a [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Thoroughbreds will always be able to catch up in a race over a long distance . |
| 2 | ‘ Oh God , Mary ! ’ says McPherson , ‘ Oh God , Mary ! ’ — his voice is breaking with emotion — ‘ Oh God , Mary , I do n't want our kids to grow up in a world like this , with man an enemy to man , and cats crawling all over the books , in a cold water walk-up behind the subway depot . |
| 3 | Six miles away , at the mouth of the estuary , the four big transporters , converted specially for the task , lifted one by one from the pad and began to form up in a line across the river . |
| 4 | I do n't buy guitars to put up in a cabinet on the wall . |
| 5 | How did you come to land up in a place like this ? ’ |
| 6 | He was waiting for a couple of soluble aspirin to break up in a glass of water as he stood before the opened mirror-cabinet . |
| 7 | With the remaining doubters now likely to join the majority , Mrs Thatcher seems certain to end up in a minority of one in opposing the conference . |
| 8 | The first team to link up in a line with their arms crossed . |