Example sentences of "are [v-ing] up [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Railway enthusiasts are queueing up for a nostalgic trip on a steam train . |
| 2 | The staff and students are quickly getting to know each other and are shaping up into a hardworking and enthusiastic team . |
| 3 | The traditional multilateral institutions , IMF and World Bank , are gearing up for a major contribution . |
| 4 | Now the Japanese are gearing up for a third try . |
| 5 | They are mopping up in a southerly direction . |
| 6 | And he frets too that son Rob and daughter Heather are growing up with a part-time father . |
| 7 | The moguls are coming up with a new gimmick to get audiences to see movies they have ALREADY seen . |
| 8 | Surprisingly , people become so involved in the task that they rarely notice that you are setting up in a different way . |
| 9 | Skilled stalkers are shooting up to a dozen hinds a day . |