Example sentences of "be up [prep] [art] same [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As it is , we are up on the same period last year , but sales through the till are down by nearly 8% . ’ |
| 2 | No doubt many more boys were up to the same tricks , but convention ruled that they were better able to look after themselves . |
| 3 | We were not alone in our dilemma , for all the other prahus in the fleet around us were up against the same deadline . |
| 4 | Geoffrey Markham , the youngest Cumbermound boy , was up at the same time and they and the Bishop 's son , Thomas , formed something of a set . |
| 5 | He even tried sneaking back to the library at night , thinking the Bookman might appear after dark , but had to stop this when he backed into Mr Crangle , who was up to the same thing . |