Example sentences of "[vb -s] up [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Editorial decisions are backed by extensive market research , and manuscripts selected and edited according to ‘ whether the story lives up to the high standards that Mills and Boon readers have set for us … we ca n't please every one of our readers all the time , but it is n't for want of trying ! ’ |
| 2 | She looks up at the grey clouds scudding across the sky , down at a vista of narrow back gardens , some neat and trim with goldfish ponds and brightly painted play equipment , others tatty and neglected , cluttered with broken appliances and discarded furniture . |
| 3 | John looks up at the grey eyes so far away . |
| 4 | There are some noteworthy differences in brain physiology , apart from the massive increase in brain size , as one passes up through the other primates to man . |
| 5 | The contrast shows up in the different notions of ‘ social capacity ’ . |
| 6 | A rough scramble alongside leads up into the upper reaches of the beck ; here is an untidy tumble of boulders fallen from the enclosing heights but there is one gem where , just above the waterfall , the stream slides smoothly over an immense slab of naked limestone . |
| 7 | And she goes up to the two blokes and she grabs them by the balls and goes mm not bad , nice butt , you know ? |
| 8 | Sound quality suffers without a sound card , but it turns up in the unlikeliest places . |
| 9 | But he lines up for the Welsh All-Blacks today , hoping to take another step towards erasing the memory . |
| 10 | In this vacuum of real news , pressure builds up on the non-news programmes to fill the gap . |
| 11 | One finger , one thumb , keep moving This song builds up with the appropriate actions so the second verse is : ‘ One finger one thumb one arm keep moving . |
| 12 | The narrow High Street is easily blocked as traffic builds up behind the heavy goods vehicles trying to get through on a route avoiding the increased toll on the Severn Bridge . |
| 13 | The party 's chair , Sara Parkin , said : " Unlike the other political parties , this manifesto faces up to the real issues " . |
| 14 | Quietly , unhesitatingly — just like that — he faces up to the moral consequences of his realization . |
| 15 | But with further tuition in the UK they can move on to full doctor status and for many students the chance to experience life in another country more than makes up for the extra years of study . |
| 16 | But the interesting people she meets more than makes up for the bad ones . |
| 17 | The occasional burst of singing wafts up through the yellow leaves , mixed with the mouldy astringent smell of rotting apples . |