Example sentences of "[noun sg] up the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evening up the odds : using a stick against a knifeman , you have a greater range |
| 2 | She lugs the most recent bag of trash back up the stairs , unties it , putrid stench , fermenting and ghastly like old fruit skins . |
| 3 | ‘ I 'll get on back up the stairs then an' put the kettle on . |
| 4 | The radio keeps telling you that the eye of the hurricane is here or there , getting near anyway , and you try to figure whether to leave the windows open a crack or tape them and you remember that the highest point of Key West is only 16 feet above sea level , and how the great hurricane of 1936 caught a train half way up the Keys filled with refugees from Key West and drowned them all , and you can get nervous . |
| 5 | We take our seats half way up the stalls . |