Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] up [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In January 1987 , a clicking signal at 37kHz was detected coming from a band 3ft in width halfway up the tallest stone in the circle . |
| 2 | Straightening her legs out , she leaned forward to pull the zip halfway up the duvet-like sleeping-bag which , she realised belatedly , was actually two bags opened flat and zipped together . |
| 3 | I felt I deserved a break halfway up the M1 after negotiating the usual flurry of roadworks and contraflow systems and dodging the playful lane changes of juggernauts whose sole aim seems to be to persuade drivers of cars , and especially drivers of Porsches , that motorways are too dangerous for anything but lorries . |
| 4 | Walks vary from a gentle stroll to the neighbouring resort of Thumersbach , from where you can return by boat , through to more challenging rambles using the cable car further up the mountains . |
| 5 | Ironically , Russian oil tankers pass the jetty 's open doors en route to BP 's Finnart terminal further up the loch . |
| 6 | The wall of molten lava has come to a virtual halt 150 yards from the first home in the town , but officials said yesterday that its flow appeared to have picked up speed further up the slope . |
| 7 | It now hopes to push domestic violence higher up the political agenda , and provide a safe haven for more women like Sarah . |
| 8 | When they had collected the papers from a shop on the wharf Tony took him to The Brigantine , a pub halfway up a steep , cobbled street . |
| 9 | When I got level with the Bunker I banked inland , slowing as I hit the soft white sand further up the beach . |
| 10 | He could also see another large steamer flying the Swedish flag further up the dock . |
| 11 | A magistrates ' or crown court will rarely second-guess a constable and it in turn will only very occasionally be overruled on this issue further up the judicial ladder . |
| 12 | In their study , age had no effect on the velocity of propagation and amplitudes or durations of contraction higher up the oesophagus . |
| 13 | Now a little bit further up the line , whoops , is junction . |
| 14 | Yes hopefully yes , we need to get three points , and we 've got to get ourselves up a little bit further up the table and you know , get the pressure off us a bit . |
| 15 | One moment halfway up the straight it looked as if Eddery might have cut it too fine ; the next it was a question of how far he would win by , for this burst of speed was so decisive that it made the top horses in Europe look one-paced . |
| 16 | Although much work remains to be carried out on the coach , including repairs to windows and roof , restoration of interior compartments and finally repainting in L & SWR salmon pink and brown livery , it is hoped to complete the restoration within a year where the LSWR carriage will join the TVR coach and the two GWR coaches to form a very unique vintage train and to move the Gwili further up the valley . |
| 17 | Yanto watched the smoke from his cigarette drift lazily up the shaft of the sunbeam which bathed Molly and himself through a gap in the greenery above . |
| 18 | They drove to a point higher up the mountains where the snow was already thick , and Katherine had her first skiing lessons . |
| 19 | Apparently there must have been very heavy rain higher up the dale because there had been some flooding and the river was running very fast . |
| 20 | The problem seems to be that many women are having a tough time making their mark higher up the career ladder . |
| 21 | this is in fact two players as the one in green and yellow has his boot firmly up the arse of the one in red and white stripes . |
| 22 | As they reared backwards and ground further up the slope , a wild , sweet smell arose , sweet and rotten , mingling with the blasting smoke from the exhaust . |
| 23 | In concert with other senses , the bat 's nose-leaf allows it to find prey and helps it to discriminate between , say , a cold hoof and the warmer blood-filled tissue further up the leg . |
| 24 | Despite elaborate efforts by experts to blast and block underground conduits housing dangerous flows , to force them onto open ground higher up the 10,948-foot volcano , where they could cool and harden , the lava inexplicably broke onto the surface itself . |
| 25 | Optional extra is to have the BBC Head of Sports Coverage figure with tongue firmly up the arse of aforementioned spit . |
| 26 | If it persists long enough to block out sunlight for an period , it will have the effect of wiping out phytoplankton , with potentially-disastrous effects for all marine life further up the food chain . |
| 27 | The train stopped , doors slammed , a man further up the line lifted out two suitcases and placed them on the ground . |
| 28 | A year later they graft on a bud higher up the stem of a cider fruit variety . |
| 29 | Then , taking two mugs from the cupboard , she spooned sugar into hers and carried the lot carefully up the ladder . |
| 30 | The next climb that attracted us was The Magic Line on El Gorro Frigio — a large dome higher up the massif . |