Example sentences of "['s] [noun pl] [verb] up in [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Trudgill 's informants grew up in Norwich at a time when the city was expanding to accommodate many incomers from surrounding localities and from London : the resulting linguistic situation may well have been characterised by diffuse norms which allowed " outsiders " , including those born in Norwich to parents from elsewhere , to " get away with " an imperfect knowledge of the Norwich dialect . |
2 | Lewis 's eyes looked up in puzzlement . |
3 | Drug baron 's limousines go up in smoke |
4 | And as if the elements were ganging up on defenceless human beings , half the neighbourhood around the bridge was woken up at 3 o'clock on the morning of Sunday , 10 March by shouts of ‘ Fire ! ’ as a stable next to Sheppards ' workshops went up in flames . |
5 | The co-ordinating council of the officers ' assemblies set up in January [ see p. 38730 ] sent a message to the summit calling on delegates to agree on the draft proposals on military issues , to halt troop withdrawal from eastern Europe until social protection for servicemen could be assured , and to maintain the military at an adequate level for defence . |