Example sentences of "as we [vb base] up the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 As we go up the scale of complexity , many highly evolved and sophisticated molecules are involved in the constitution of even the simplest living cell .
2 As we progress up the scale of profit-taking , we find others who sell at small craft fairs and those who find an outlet through local shops , until we come at last to the favoured few who sell at the prestigious crafts fairs which Hugh prefers .
3 It was peaceful enough now but there was menace in the heaving swell and a chill in the evening air as we tan up the east coast of Shetland .
4 As we blow up the balloon , its surface gets larger ( that is , spacetime expands ) .
5 As we march up the grass towards the motel building I put my arm around Laverne , who knows he 's in for it .
6 As we move up the curve , k rises and r falls , until the latter reaches and the slope is vertical at point Q. Beyond this , further increases in k cause r to fall ; it reaches n at G.
7 Through each point on the c 1 c 2 curve in Fig. 8–3 we can draw a line with slope ( ) , noting that r falls as we move up the curve .
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