Example sentences of "[noun pl] [v-ing] up in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly , however , where the overall number of speakers is small as it is in many sociolinguistic surveys , the number of higher-status speakers turning up in a random selection procedure which samples from the entire urban area will be correspondingly small . |
| 2 | She looked down at her new French muslin pyjamas , the corners of her thin lips turning up in a rueful smile , wondering if the whisky stains would come out — and deciding that they probably would n't . |
| 3 | Erica De'Ath , Teenagers Growing up in a Stepfamily |
| 4 | A block of classification numbers usually appears to provide fairly precise demarcation lines ( though even here the inconsistencies of classification schemes may lead to some difficulties — undesirable elements turning up in an otherwise homogenous subject block ) . |
| 5 | The background showed buildings rising up in a fiery glow ( see illustration ) . |
| 6 | there 's rugby at Stow on the wold on Sunday … teague … hastings … andrew … skinner lots of big names lining up in a charity celebrity match they land by helicopter at lunchtime … |
| 7 | It tells a poignant story about the community where Singleton grew up : of three friends growing up in a South Central Los Angeles neighbourhood , and of street life where friendship , pain , danger and love combine to form reality . |
| 8 | Other points coming up in a sec . |
| 9 | For some prey , it becomes a matter of safety in numbers , with musk oxen forming up in a defensive circle to face a pack of marauding wolves , like a wagon train defending itself against attacking Indians . |
| 10 | Dishes piling up in a sink . |