Example sentences of "[v-ing] up the [noun sg] [noun] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Opening up the printing trade to women could be seen either as the unscrupulous recruitment of low-paid labour or as the expansion of opportunities for educated working-class girls . |
| 2 | He explained that in 1886 he was making enquiries about the possibilities of opening up the canal routes to the south and was put in touch with a syndicate in London which was proposing to improve and develop these navigations . |
| 3 | A woman , walking up the railway line to Underwood , drew back into the hedge , held her basket aside , and watched the footplate of the engine advancing ( 3 ) . |
| 4 | Going up the seminary hill to his Residence-I do n't think one would be justified in calling it a palace , gracious old house that it was — I felt giddy . |
| 5 | Sensational wins over world No 2 Chris Dittmar and No 3 Rodney Martin in the past three weeks , plus victory over six-times world champion Jahangir Khan in the World Championships , have propelled the Nottingham 21-year-old soaring up the world rankings to No 7 . |