Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] up the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'll be breaking up the twentieth and how long you on holiday , fortnight ? |
| 2 | Mind you , I mean there 's no point they 'll be looking up the first word of each of these |
| 3 | I reckon those people 'll be going up the wrong way . |
| 4 | We 'll be making up the lost hours tonight and on Monday . |
| 5 | It 's obviously never occurred to her she could be barking up the wrong tree . ’ |
| 6 | TWO heartbroken families may be bringing up the wrong babies . |
| 7 | If your parcel is lost or damaged , compensation may be paid up the specified limit according to the fee paid . |
| 8 | The BSDI contingents hopeful that Novell Inc will quash the suit once it takes USL over may be barking up the wrong tree . |
| 9 | However , I received the impression that the society was more interested in a scheme for a new RUC complaints procedure and that it was not anticipated that it would be taking up the Black affair in a major way . |
| 10 | A second partner-in-Residence , Luis Corea would be following up the present partner ( with MCOD ) . |
| 11 | Ninety per cent of people in residential care in Newcastle are on income support and the average time to death or discharge in residential care is three years , so his department will be picking up the whole burden by the third year . |
| 12 | In the case of a company limited by shares , normally the only liability imposed on a shareholder as such will be to pay up the nominal value of the shares and any premium in so far as payment has not already been made by a previous holder . |
| 13 | This space thus contains all the elements of the assembly and can be reflected up the hierarchical structure to a level at which assemblies are being considered . |