Example sentences of "[v-ing] up [noun pl] at [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Keeping up appearances at work is paying off — a recent survey has revealed that women now account for 26% of managerial posts — a figure that 's trebled since the late 1970's . |
2 | Peter Feenan 's side have failed to win any of their last four games , despite picking up draws at South Bank and Guisborough . |
3 | EVERYTHING COMING UP ROSES AT GATEWAY 2000 |
4 | Because of the role of the home in family life and because the sums involved were so much larger , getting behind with mortgage payments became a more serious potential debt trap than running up bills at retailers . |
5 | It became a more serious potential debt trap than running up bills at retailers . |
6 | Parties were regarded as governing coalitions that " aggregated " interests and policies before putting up candidates at elections with a view to winning and actually undertaking the direct government of the country . |