Example sentences of "up the remaining [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nikos looked at him with scorn , scooped up the remaining papers and went out . |
| 2 | Lesley had begun to gather up the remaining cups , but at the mention of Charlotte 's name she put down the tray abruptly , and turned with a startled smile . |
| 3 | We crowed with pleasure as we rushed up the remaining feet to the top and , in the last dregs of daylight , hastened back across the lonely moor to the car , Mullion , and a well earned pint . |
| 4 | ( The reader is advised to temporarily cover up the remaining nodes . ) |
| 5 | But the day was saved by Everett , who agreed — after pressurizing his boss , Alastair Morton — that Guinness Mahon would take up the remaining shares . |
| 6 | Two years ago a large building company bought up the remaining fields between the sites and the village and filled them with retirement homes . |
| 7 | He was persuaded to buy up the remaining freeholds of the Monico block in order to promote an acceptable redevelopment scheme ; this took shape as a podium , a tall block and a large advertisement panel . |