Example sentences of "[noun] up [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I make his bed once a week to give it a good puff up in the sheets . |
| 32 | The vast majority of teachers are working extremely hard to achieve good results under the national curriculum and our aim is to get all schools up to the standards of the best . |
| 33 | What is wrong , what is wrong with increasing the levels of education in our schools up to the quality and level of education offered by the C T C ? |
| 34 | ‘ You want me to put Cindy Hill up for a night ? ’ |
| 35 | Hill up with the leaders |
| 36 | I climbed the steps up onto the lock and knocked on the door of the lock-keeper 's house , and through great good fortune found him at home . |
| 37 | Three old mill stones serve as the steps up to the door of the mill , an aesthetically appealing alternative use for them now that they are no longer required for the purpose for which they were designed . |
| 38 | The house stood at the junction of five roads , and with its precincts formed one side of a triangle , the second side being the pond , and the third the wide steep steps up to the churchyard . |
| 39 | She had only seen him when she had climbed the wooden steps up to the promenade : he was out of sight of the kiosk , waiting across the road , almost hidden in the dark cave of an amusement arcade . |
| 40 | Indeed , they said the small congregation was in favour of demolition as many members were old and infirm and could not climb the steps up to the church . |
| 41 | But Mr Tomlinson built his own bonnet , mudguards and steps up to the cab and set in louvred vents either side of the bonnet to let out the heat produced by the massive engine . |
| 42 | Again , the dual imagery of the victorious general and the holy saviour appeared : virtually everyone wore full military or party uniform , and the steps up to the basilica of Saint Barbara were lined with people carrying the palms they had bought for Palm Sunday , six weeks earlier . |
| 43 | LOU REED steps up to the counter . |
| 44 | But it was I who got away to the steps up to the morning room , Francis 's sorry steps . |
| 45 | Opposite her were two steps up to the baize door separating the kitchen quarters from the house . |
| 46 | There were cracks in the walls and the steps up to the entrance had been reduced to an uneven and rocky slope . |
| 47 | I gave it a couple of minutes , then made for the broch and the steps up to the landing where the girls had gone yesterday . |
| 48 | The quite steep steps up to the doors took up almost half the pavement . |
| 49 | On the steps up to the plane a group of irate Peruvians waved tickets as the embattled stewardess tried to explain that there were no seats . |
| 50 | Then he ducked under the lintel and climbed the steps up into the kitchen , Beth following . |
| 51 | On your left are dark , steep steps up through the wall into one of the greatest centres of culture in Bohemia — the Strahov Monastery and library . |
| 52 | They may have gone down the medium wave dial from 10.17 to 8.55 , but their new premises in Ludlow is more than a few steps up from the barn . |
| 53 | All the Met Waafs at Bourn had by this time qualified for their ‘ props ’ , so we were two steps up from the bottom of the ladder and that 's where we stopped . |
| 54 | Two completely trivial points must be mentioned as they may bring readers up with a start : in the first movement of the Sibelius symphony at 3′17″ ( bar 40 ) , the third trombone plays E sharp instead of E natural , and in the first movement of the Shostakovich ( track 7 , 7′19″ , six bars after fig. 16 ) the bassoon plays a G natural instead of a flat . |
| 55 | ‘ We have taken £5,000 in advance bookings for the movie up to the end of the December . ’ |
| 56 | Bear in mind that if a total loss occurs you still have to pay any outstanding instalments and if a Motor policy is cancelled you are liable for premiums up to the date we receive from you the Certificate(s) of Insurance . |
| 57 | Twenty five pound up on the train , return ! |
| 58 | But the Chancellor may be looking and hoping further ahead , to Friday 's US employment report and the possibility that a bit of a dollar rebound might haul the pound up against the mark . |
| 59 | To overcome this difficulty , the Company built a tunnel and extended the footpath between the canal and the Company 's fence up to the foot of the new canal bridge , and built some steps up to Stratford Road opposite the then new station . |
| 60 | He is unlikely to have supervised personally the drawing up of every document — he had staff for that — but he did have the duty of dating the solemn privileges which were issued . |