Example sentences of "high up on the [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | From Esterençuby you can press onwards and upwards , towards the frontier , and then either branch right , back into the complex of mountain roads to the west that would take you eventually down again to Arnéguy , or else left , along a narrow , lonely , but not totally nerve-racking road which climbs high up on the north flank of the watershed , before relapsing into the next valley to the east . |
| 2 | The famous and very beautiful areas of Dovedale and Manifold Valley provide many delightful walks , and a little further afield , high up on the moors , near to the source of the Rivers Dove and Manifold in the village of Flash ( England 's highest village ) the only wild wallabies in England may be seen . |
| 3 | Instead , he had put up in a hotel some miles out of town , high up on the Downs , which owed more to Laura Ashley than to Nancy Astor . |
| 4 | He quotes examples , such as Ley Rock , near Tintagel , and Bonsall Leys , high up on the Derbyshire moors , to demonstrate that the word did not always refer to pasture . |
| 5 | It was then that we spotted something white moving high up on the cliffs , under a colony of kittiwakes — our first fox . |
| 6 | Tramways and overhead cableways were built to tip the waste rock high up on the moorland hillsides since the valley floors had little spare space . |
| 7 | With the water high up on the beach the sea is very choppy and launching is very difficult because the waves break viciously on the steep upper slopes of the beach which is frequently a shingle ridge . |
| 8 | High up on the west face , his Christ defies the law of gravity . |
| 9 | High up on the wall of my cell I could see where somebody had written his name with a pencil . |
| 10 | Try to put any such displays high up on the wall , on shelves or dressers away from prying fingers . |
| 11 | There were only two dim lights flickering from two iron brackets high up on the wall . |
| 12 | The end of the rope was wound round a cleat high up on the wall above the door to what had once been the Science Lab . |
| 13 | A camera with a wide-angle lens is fixed high up on the wall at a point where it takes in the widest angle of the room . |
| 14 | and , cos I said to the dealers for a long time you know do n't put them under stairs , do n't put them in store rooms , they get locked , locked up with vacuum cleaners and you ca n't get to the gear when you go to them , do n't put them high up on the wall we ca n't reach them and they just laugh , but er , I think the last laugh 's on us now cos er if I see one high up on the wall , I say well that , I say we 're not accepting that , you have to move it |
| 15 | and , cos I said to the dealers for a long time you know do n't put them under stairs , do n't put them in store rooms , they get locked , locked up with vacuum cleaners and you ca n't get to the gear when you go to them , do n't put them high up on the wall we ca n't reach them and they just laugh , but er , I think the last laugh 's on us now cos er if I see one high up on the wall , I say well that , I say we 're not accepting that , you have to move it |
| 16 | Preferably , fit a bolt high up on the door . |
| 17 | Hillary says ‘ Climbing expeditions tend to leave all their junk high up on the mountain . |
| 18 | Wang Sau-leyan turned , indicating the ancient , rusted sign bolted high up on the trunk of a nearby juniper . |
| 19 | The result is that the foam comes high up on the neck which is possible an advantage on the back as extra protection to the base of the neck is offered though around the front it feels rather bulky . |
| 20 | In the parapsid condition there is a single opening high up on the skull . |
| 21 | On 18 May a deep pit-like hole opened high up on the volcano , east of the Main Crater , at a height of 2,980 metres . |
| 22 | By law , all gas and electric fires have now to be fitted with a fire-guard by the manufacturers , and when helping an elderly Person to choose one it is wise to encourage her to buy one with the on/off control switch on the top or high up on the side , to avoid unnecessary bending . |
| 23 | High up on the ship a square hole opened . |
| 24 | An interesting feature of the church is the array of gilded heads high up on the walls of the nave . |
| 25 | But what you notice most of all about this astonishing arrangement are the mitre-shaped apertures high up on the walls of the nave and the apse , where , as at Saint-Savin , the old chemin de ronde runs . |
| 26 | The room was dim , lit only by rushlights high up on the walls , and furnished sparsely with a trestle , some chairs and a bed . |
| 27 | Every detail was picked out by the floodlights mounted high up on the walls behind protective grilles . |
| 28 | They also circulate among their backbenchers suitable motions and advise about appropriate and acceptable bills for those who come out high up on the list of names which emerge from the ballot . |
| 29 | This was then the site of Mr. Powell 's first photographic shop , EASTBROOK FARM can be seen high up on the Hay Field which is now the Recreation Ground . |
| 30 | So there I was , high up on the chair , publicly displayed as an ugly example of evil . |