Example sentences of "you were [verb] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you were to draw up the specification for the ideal material for electronic engineering , I guess it would be something combining the properties of the perfect conductor , the perfect insulator and the ideal semiconductor . |
| 2 | Erm I was n't , I did n't know what you were trying to get at when you were bringing up the miles per annum that he was doing , I can understand the flying side of it but driving in the car , yes you need to know that he 's doing a lot of miles and that there 's , you know , the there 's the potential danger and everything there but I did n't understand why you need his specific miles per annum . |
| 3 | ‘ You were holding up the kiosk when I got off the train , were n't you ? ’ |
| 4 | When , when you were working up the shop up the back erm where , where were you getting your , your su supplies from , I mean like , were you , were you buying castings , did you need to buy |
| 5 | ‘ Suppose you suddenly had that feeling — tawdry — while you were walking up the aisle with George Beador . |
| 6 | Well when you were cutting up the meat when you , in the shop and things like that , did you wear any special clothes for that ? |