Example sentences of "[v-ing] up [prep] [art] [num] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 The most famous teaming up of the two brothers was in 1973 , with the chart single Frankenstein , a testimony to Johnny 's ability to adapt to a variety of different styles , an ability , in fact , which he insists was born out of necessity …
2 Well those that are right next to the the ones growing up between the two bedrooms .
3 Just the splendid staircase leading up to the three doorways at the entrance and above that the tall windows of the first floor gallery , all open to the sky , gazing on emptiness .
4 The shift , if that 's what it is , mirrors the way shipments have been shaping up during the three months since they started .
5 The dog whined and squirmed with pleasure , jumping up at the two women in turn .
6 Almost a million new jobs have come to the state since 1990 , many in pharmaceuticals and electronics , making up for the 1,000 jobs a month which have been lost in mature heavy industries .
7 Workshops housing up to a dozen frames had been introduced into the villages by the beginning of the reign of Queen Victoria , but the craft remained essentially a cottage industry for most of the nineteenth century .
8 The Landmark Trust is always willing to consider new candidates for restoration and is often restoring up to a dozen buildings at any one time .
9 Skilled stalkers are shooting up to a dozen hinds a day .
10 Junior doctors across the region are to ballot on industrial action in protest at working up to a hundred hours a week .
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