Example sentences of "[noun sg] [noun pl] [v-ing] up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Along the western edge of the valley were tumbling glaciers and high rock ramparts sweeping up from the great moraines and scree slopes to culminate in lofty , snowcapped summits . |
| 2 | It is possible to find the origin of the synapses ending on cells of the type Hubel and Wiesel recorded from , and it is an amazing fact that 80 per cent or more of their excitatory input comes from other cortical cells , and less than 20 per cent from the nerve fibres coming up from the eye . |
| 3 | Jack had to fill the coal scuttles , Kevin to bring in the logs , Aengus had to roll yesterday 's papers into sausage-like shapes which would be used for lighting the fires later , Gerry , who was meant to be the animal lover , had to take Oswald for a run in the park , and see that there was something on the bird table in the garden , and Ronan had to open the big heavy curtains in the front rooms , take the milk in from the steps and place it in the big fridge and brush whatever had to be brushed from the big granite steps leading up to the house . |
| 4 | Crowds waited outside the venue to catch a glimpse of pop stars turning up for the awards ceremony , being televised on ITV by Carlton tonight . |
| 5 | Then , as we neared the entrance , a ship came up astern , and she can only have been one of Everard 's sailing barges coming up on the tide . |
| 6 | Blind grain sites showing up on the ears of some cereal crops could trim yields and perhaps downgrade stands intended for seed . |
| 7 | Ships driven by revolving metal pillars sticking up from the deck sounds like Victorian science fiction . |
| 8 | No dugouts , though ; only the water hyacinths travelling up from the south , and floating away to the west , clump after clump , with the thick-stalked lilac flowers like masts . |
| 9 | I had been down in my pantry working through the supplies sheets , when I had heard somewhere above my head the unmistakable sounds of motor cars pulling up in the courtyard . |
| 10 | 4 THE MOTHERBOARD : These are usually connected to the PC by a couple of screws and plastic standoffs poking up from the bottom of the case . |
| 11 | Ocean barriers opening up during the early phases of mammalian evolution had protected the marsupials in Australia and the lemurs and other unique animals of Madagascar . |
| 12 | When Lucy went around the dressing rooms picking up after the final number , her hands shook . |
| 13 | The weight of the ensemble was counterbalanced by the tug of transmission cables snaking up into the ceiling . |
| 14 | There were at least two world champions lining up for the start and many seasoned and experienced drivers . |
| 15 | The mood of Bank Holiday reflects that of a nation knowing that war must come , but other films dealt more directly with the storm clouds building up on the other side of the Channel . |
| 16 | It was n't until they had climbed the stone steps leading up to the house that she learned the truth of the matter . |
| 17 | ‘ Tell me about Jules , ’ he said as they approached the stone steps leading up to the arched doorway into the château . |
| 18 | The external circumstances surrounding the loss , such as the disruption caused or discordant family relationships leading up to the loss , may be the most important factors , as Rutter ( 1981 ) has argued . |