Example sentences of "[adv] up the [noun] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One moment halfway up the straight it looked as if Eddery might have cut it too fine ; the next it was a question of how far he would win by , for this burst of speed was so decisive that it made the top horses in Europe look one-paced . |
| 2 | Whereas it is obvious that the launch must be abandoned anywhere near the ground , halfway up the launch it is reasonable to hold on for a few seconds to see if the speed picks up again . |
| 3 | Further up the quay she saw movement . |
| 4 | Further up the beach it was all quiet the thing there was a line of wave breakers . |
| 5 | Further up the range we have the Trinidad and Trinidad TC , TB20/TB21 respectively , which are the real GT and Ghia of the range . |
| 6 | In the protected area at the bottom of the hill the wind was gentle , but further up the slope it picked up considerably to 16–17 miles an hour . |
| 7 | If they manage to collect 50kg of the slag which is washed ashore from the coalmines further up the coast they 'll be paid 80 pesos , that 's about 10 pence . |
| 8 | We are yeah we had video at number three about three or four years back , and we thought that was great and we never dreamed of going any further up the charts you know so it 's great that this one 's gone to number one . |
| 9 | The further up the line you get , the longer your time horizon becomes . |
| 10 | The further up the ladder you go , the more it begins to take over your life . |
| 11 | ‘ I think you should get to know as many people as you can the further up the business you are , ’ he says . |
| 12 | Where the sand had stretched in an unbroken line of gold towards the horizon , now we saw more and more rock exposed the farther up the strand we looked , until in the distance the dunes faced a shore of pure stone . |