Example sentences of "[noun] up on the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was the hum of cars up on the main road . |
| 2 | The total value of cross-border deals in the first three months of this year at $13.3 billion was 45 p.c. up on the corresponding period a year ago but was still well below the 1989 peak when the quarterly average reached $32.6 billion . |
| 3 | David Goldman , chairman , said the group 's United Kingdom software sales rose by 16 p.c. despite difficult market conditions and that Sage continues to trade ahead of internal targets , with profits in the first half 62 p.c. up on the corresponding period . |
| 4 | Miranda , in black linen shorts and halter top , lay with her feet up on the terracotta-coloured sofa , enjoying her idleness . |
| 5 | Kenneth sighed with pretended regret , putting his feet up on the low wall of the terrace and rocking his seat back on its rear legs as he shaded his eyes with one hand . |
| 6 | I sat alone in a compartment , coming to terms with the fact that I was free at last and if I wanted to put my feet up on the opposite seat or take off my tie , no one in uniform had the right to bustle in and call me Airwoman in that well-known disapproving voice . |
| 7 | It was right through the window , the second pane up on the left hand side . |
| 8 | Turn lining to the wrong side by folding the valance up on the creased hemline , re-folding the mitres so that 2.5cm ( 1in ) of valance fabric shows below the lining , and the top edges are level . |
| 9 | In 1990 nearly a million homes were burgled , almost 20% up on the previous year . |
| 10 | Bulmers ' £17.1 million profit is nearly 20% up on the previous year . |
| 11 | The café-cum-shop up on the ravishing Col du Soul or in particular has been a wondrous mess on my two ascents there : very dark , immensely cluttered , low ceilinged and lit as much as warmed by a large log fire . |
| 12 | A famous lintel example is the Porta Saracena at Segni , originally part of the city wall , but now about a mile outside the modern town up on the steep hillside . |
| 13 | British Rail recently put fares up on the affected routes saying customers had to pay for the vast improvements they 'd made . |
| 14 | Like everyone else , like you yourself , I had seen Caduta many times up on the big screen , in costume dramas , musicals , Italian sex comedies , Mexican westerns . |
| 15 | Mairi Ban would grudge them a bowl of oatmeal sowens , and then tell Ranald to see to the pig , and the sheep up on the grazing land . |
| 16 | Brilliant weather from the end of May through into June , particularly on the west coast , saw hordes of climbers up on the big mountain routes , particularly on Ben Nevis . |
| 17 | How much is the mark up on the whole box ? |
| 18 | He picked the ball up on the halfway line and strode to the edge of the area , where a mix-up between Richard Hall and Ken Monkou allowed him to run on and beat Tim Flowers . |
| 19 | They ran a hardware store and diner in the White Mountains of New Hampshire , serving the hikers and campers up on the Appalachian trail . |
| 20 | It is to be noted that in the most recent quarter , although auction sales were 15% up on the previous quarter , the higher loss compared to last year reflects a $7 million drop in sales from the Acquavella deal , now a separate division within Sotheby 's although included in the accounts as part of their auction operations . |
| 21 | By the time you get all the crew up on the windward rail , which would be in true wind of 10 – 12 knots , you should be flattening the bottom of the main and opening up the leech . |
| 22 | Well you 've probably seen , we 've put a notice up on the front door to say when we 're open and when we 're shut over |
| 23 | I had my camera with me and I saw there was a ladder up on the top deck and when I got up on the top deck it was quite a giddy height , not to be bit I looked at the mast then I climbed up the mast up three quarters of the way up the mast and er the view from up there looked right down on the causeway . |
| 24 | I thought you would Chairman , take it later I see a lot of hands up on the other side . |
| 25 | ‘ Registrations are running about 300 up on last year ; average prices have been £300 to £500 up on the previous year ; and our commercial customers have been taking top prices for finished Limousin crosses at markets through the UK . |
| 26 | A little way up on the left hand side is the Museum Dr Frederico Freitas where can be seen a large exhibition of engravings and porcelain . |
| 27 | The cottage next door to this on the right , it 's got a ghastly fake wishing well in the front garden , belongs to the chap who runs the garage up on the main road , Joe Fenniwick and his wife . |