Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Reason bein' , we did a complete sweep of the whole area outside the perimeter of the grounds , jes ' in case our man wuz lyin' up in the vicinity . |
| 2 | The year 1973 came close to repeating the triumphs of 1972 but , as usual in FI , other cars were catching up with the Lotus , though not in qualifying , for 1973 was the year in which Ronnie Peterson notched an astonishing nine pole positions and a place on the front row in twelve of the season 's fifteen races , as against one and five for Emerson , Peterson finishing a mere three points behind Fittipaldi . |
| 3 | After a slower than expected march we were gearing up on the famous Green Ledge in bright sunshine — the Ennerdale mountains stretching away like the bony spine of a slumbering dragon . |
| 4 | But while they were gearing up for the Hi-de-Hi job , Wirral 's Arrowe Park and Clatterbridge hospitals went short of clean bedlinen . |
| 5 | When they were walking up through the Grove on her birthday . |
| 6 | All the computers were cracking up on the factory floor this morning . ’ |
| 7 | It may be that they were climbing up into the older parts of the mine above the Grand Level to ascertain whether all the worthwhile ore had been taken out . |
| 8 | The dustbin men were picking up outside The Wife 's Legs . |
| 9 | Some time ago he had ordered that the front garden be flagged over , and now the weeds were pushing up between the paving slabs and the stones themselves had sunk in the ground at one end . |
| 10 | All eyes were looking up at the pit lane screens as every lap , every move , was relayed on to the tube |
| 11 | Alleycat and Digger were looking up at the stars in the sky . |
| 12 | His head had an odd tilt or cock to it , set on the shoulders as if he were looking up from the bars of a drop-handled bike . |
| 13 | On his first day , Monday , 1 February , Terry arrived at the building — which was recently opened by Sir Ralph Robins , chairman of Rolls-Royce plc — to find there was more going on than a usual day 's work ; they were cleaning up in the aftermath of a fire . |
| 14 | Quite a number of them were turning up at the BBC and the harassed receptionist was heard to say , as she reported the arrival of yet another , ‘ I 'm sorry , where did you say you were king of ? ’ |
| 15 | They were each offered a can of cold beer from a coolbox , and within a short time they were lining up at the barbecue , a plate in hand . |
| 16 | Darley 's mount Starica stumbled on a path as the six runners in the Thorne Maiden Fillies Stakes , won by 11–2 chance Bella Parkes , were pulling up on the bend past the stands . |
| 17 | So that 's when I was eating my dinner , when they were going up for the cup and she fell asleep , well you know with the wine in you , here was my eyes all out for the count . |
| 18 | And then he went on and he landed up in Seattle the time they were going up to the Klondike Gold Rush . |
| 19 | They were going up to the we call it . |
| 20 | Were going up to the test match at the Oval , Clive likes that . |
| 21 | Columns of smoke were drifting up into the sky . |
| 22 | Alexei glanced idly down , and he saw that a company of troopers of the guard — C'zaki by their dress , under the command of a Yek officer — were marching up from the direction of the gate , picking up the sentries who had completed their tour of duty , dropping off the night watch . |
| 23 | When they were riding up in the lift , Damian said , ‘ I think we should go over the minutes together . ’ |
| 24 | Black rain clouds were riding up from the south , killing the light and making the day seem almost over . |
| 25 | Just as we were coming up to the laundry , Kaptan broke free of the Corporal and ran down the side of the building . |
| 26 | where they were , Howard and Pete right were coming up to the erm football |
| 27 | Of course , that sort of thing has a really limited audience and , because we were living in Hawaii , there was nobody there to watch us anyway , so we were coming up with the most insane stuff we could do , basically just to please ourselves ! |
| 28 | Some figures were coming up from the road to meet him , a girl and a couple of boys . |
| 29 | All went well until we were approaching Ramsgate and about to cross ahead of two coasters that were coming up from the south . |
| 30 | Daffodils were coming up in the garden but it would be dark when his guests came to the house to eat their meal . |