Example sentences of "[v-ing] up [verb] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You have to be careful not to add too many of course , ending up knitting the next size . |
| 2 | I have to look at the matter more broadly , and consider also the effect of a valid assignment made before winding up became an imminent prospect . |
| 3 | The voice startled him and he spun round , looking up to see a young woman standing there . |
| 4 | But despite their superstar status , the band refuse to change their lifestyle and have snubbed the showbiz establishment — turning up to collect a recent award in their pyjamas . |
| 5 | Even worse , opponents ' wives are turning up to keep a beady eye on proceedings . |
| 6 | We will be asked why , given the evidence of the time , when EFTA and the east European countries were queueing up to join the tighter Community that was being proposed , we allowed ourselves to be left outside . |
| 7 | In others the high cumulus is breaking up to give a lovely summer evening . |
| 8 | In sharp contrast to her mood , the rain had gone and the clouds were breaking up to reveal a blue sky . |
| 9 | Are you staying up to see the New Year in ? ’ |
| 10 | Instead of joining up to defeat the many-headed monster I mentioned earlier , today 's record collectors sometimes seem to be their own worst enemies . |
| 11 | What one can be absolutely sure about is that giving up does the other side 's work for them , and ruins all your own possible futures and other people 's as well . |
| 12 | Suddenly the dogs scampered off , and she saw them jumping up to greet a dark figure . |
| 13 | She barely mouthed the word , but already , as if she was possessed by something beyond her control , her hands were reaching up to touch the black curl of his hair , agonisingly shy as she felt the clean , silky texture beneath her fingers . |
| 14 | They will meekly pay up including making up amounts the Labour fringe refuses to pay . |
| 15 | Warming up has an ironic meaning in the tropics . |
| 16 | People are queuing up to join the voluntary scheme . |