Example sentences of "[adv] up on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 Either traverse right until just right of the arête , then boldly straight up on small holds to an easing in the angle and protection , or take a lower traverse across the wall until it is possible to work back up and leftwards to join the direct way at the protection .
2 Finances , I think they 're well up on that sort of thing
3 The Wings Appeal total divided by the number of members gives an average of £21.56 per member , well up on last year .
4 Sales into Germany are good , while in France , although well up on last year , business is quieter than expected .
5 Being late-August , most of the birds had already flown south , though some pairs of kittiwakes remained , crammed together high up on tiny ledges .
6 High up on one wall were some glazed panels .
7 On the other side of the stone circle , against the wall , a wide bench for sleeping was covered with a thin woollen blanket , and high up on another wall a shelf had been fashioned , hand-made and crooked , but functional nevertheless , and holding an assortment of objects and jars that drew Isabel at once .
8 Since then he 's been waiting for him higher up on various tracks .
9 Not even a relentless IRA bombing campaign in the major English cities could dampen spirits , and most booksellers reported that December sales were significantly up on last year .
  Next page