Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] up a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Going against the trend of static or falling sales by other newspapers , our October circulation was up a fabulous 57,403 on the same month last year . |
| 2 | Hewlett-Packard Co — shares up $5.125 on those sterling second quarter figures ( CI No 2,171 ) — may be doing very well with its Unix computers ( it is ) , but its out-and-out winner is of course the printer business : printer orders in the quarter were up a phenomenal 33% on the 1992 second quarter at $4,100m . |
| 3 | HP may be doing very well with its Unix computers ( it is ) , but its out-and-out winner is of course the printer business : printer orders in the quarter were up a phenomenal 33% on the 1992 second quarter at $4,100m . |
| 4 | Well , I was at the hospital a month ago and my blood pressure 's up a wee bit . |
| 5 | Peak power is up a useful 20bhp to 189bhp at 5900rpm while torque receives a similar hike to 177lb ft at 4700rpm . |