Example sentences of "ran up a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | HACKING CLAIM : City student ‘ ran up a 34-page phone bill ’ |
| 2 | Close to the house , a narrow track ran up a slight slope . |
| 3 | The only redeeming feature was that he and Shan Hackett had lunch in Monty 's personal mess and ran up a goodly drinks bill which they charged to the teetotal general . |
| 4 | But after the convention , he launched his campaign with a spirited bus trip from New York to the Midwest and quickly ran up a daunting lead in the polls and held it until the campaign 's end . |
| 5 | Instead was a happy medley of Luke laughing , of taking her hand as they ran up a long flight of grey stone steps towards some vague but wonderful journey 's end . |
| 6 | By contrast Brigade ran up a massive 337 for three at Beechgrove to swamp Leinster by 209 runs . |
| 7 | The idea proved such a success that the Government ran up a considerable deficit on the scheme . |
| 8 | The Lewis Carroll logic of this was too much for her ; she ran up a white flag , acknowledging defeat . |
| 9 | A keen gambler , he ran up a huge Vodaphone bill phoning 0898 racelines and hired coaches to go racing . |