Example sentences of "[noun] were [v-ing] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | German flares were lighting up the sky behind me as I hurried along the road , keeping close to the houses and in their shadows as much as possible . |
| 2 | The other Frenchmen were retreating up the slope , unwilling to give battle to the greater number of black-uniformed Hussars . |
| 3 | Millie 's lids were blinking , and her lips were licking up the salt tears as she brought out , ‘ I … |
| 4 | Other old shipmates like Phil Andrews , Eddie Clarke and Ron Giles were still crewing but others like Des Ferret , Vic Roberts and Bob Wellock were disappearing up the promotion ladder . |
| 5 | She also cites evidence from school inspectors which says that in almost 40 per cent of primary schools parents were topping up the capitation allowance for books and equipment by more than 30 per cent . |
| 6 | The pilots were revving up the aircraft engines ; there would be no stand-down . |
| 7 | THOSE who insisted that the Queen pay income tax were barking up the wrong tree . |
| 8 | On the beach , the pirates were breaking up the captain 's little boat with axes . |
| 9 | The swimmers and sunbathers had all gone , getting ready for dinner , and the groundsmen were setting up the tables and lighting the barbecue . |
| 10 | The big man and the woman were running up the gulley , towards its narrow end . |
| 11 | A trio of skinheads were coming up the pavement , and some kids on bikes came by , saw them and started to circle back . |
| 12 | While the mechanics were setting up the cars , she thought she 'd go outside into one of the empty stands to try to find a breath of wind , anything rather than standing in the back of the pits in the high humidity which made her skin glow . |
| 13 | But their best opportunity for independence came , and went , soon after the first world war , when Britain and France were carving up the defunct Ottoman empire . |
| 14 | So the war came at last , at exactly 6.35:24 pm on January 16 , 1991 , when Peter Jennings interrupted a canned piece to announce that explosions and flashes were breaking up the Baghdad night . |
| 15 | This afternoon security men were wiring up the holes caused when a hedge bordering the planned clinic was set alight . |
| 16 | The demolition squad from No.6 Troop were blowing up the guns , four Belgian 75mm field pieces , their wheels shackled to turntables for anti-ship fire . |
| 17 | ‘ But when we reached St Christoph the clouds were retreating up the mountainsides . |
| 18 | Dennis and the others were propping up the bar , Karen was supposedly selecting duty-free perfume . |
| 19 | Islands to the SSW were breaking up the swell , but the wind was funnelling between them to create a very steep and confused sea . |