Example sentences of "up on the [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gannon was an odd choice although few people picked up on the seemingly obvious fact that he was a rhythm guitarist and not a bass player . |
| 2 | We will fail to understand the significance of terrestrial zodiacs If we merely pick up on the generally insignificant evidence for their physical reality . |
| 3 | This is an attractive and historic place , and very much a river town , having formed around the point where two dynamic Pyrenean torrents , the Gave d'Aspe from high up on the Col du Somport , and the Gave d'Ossau from even higher up on the ruggedly distinctive Pic du Midi d'Ossau , flow together . |
| 4 | Any book with an American look on its cover , a trilby , a turned-up collar , a gun and a mean expression , is snapped up on the rapidly growing street markets . |
| 5 | The employer said it had been attempting to tighten up on the very widespread practice of employees going for tea immediately after clocking on . |