Example sentences of "[noun pl] line up [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the cars lined up on the grid , Andretti on pole , Hunt alongside him , Pete Lyons wrote a wonderful paragraph which said it all : the mechanics drilling holes in Hunt 's visor so that he could see in the mist . |
| 2 | Two hopeful crabs line up for the start of the race . |
| 3 | Neighbour Brian Dean , a 55-year-old chauffeur , said : ‘ I was woken up by the police cars lining up in the middle of the street . |
| 4 | More than 100 cars lined up for the start . |
| 5 | But Hunt said that if the race were officially started and the cars lined up on the grid , he would have no choice but to race . |
| 6 | Contestants line up for the quiz . |
| 7 | The current crop of presenters lined up on the steps of the same church outside Broadcasting House where the original team — Terry Wogan , Bob Holness , Jimmy Young and all — had posed exactly a quarter of a century before . |
| 8 | Football specials lined up at the Pleasure Beach loop on 22 November 1980 , during a cup-tie match between Blackpool and Fleetwood . |
| 9 | Torrance suffered the jibes and in those early days of his experimentation there were often queues of fellow pros lining up on the practice putting greens of Europe to have a go themselves . |
| 10 | The two teams lining up in the centre circle . |
| 11 | Victorine and Rose had gone , leaving tottering piles of dirty plates , cutlery soaking in jugs , saucepans and pots lined up at the side of the sink . |
| 12 | Officers of the Imperial Guard and the servants lined up on the palace steps , weeping , to say goodbye . |
| 13 | It 's a fascinating project , because you 've also got all sorts of memorabilia lined up in the library . |
| 14 | There were at least two world champions lining up for the start and many seasoned and experienced drivers . |
| 15 | Frank was mentioned as one of the players lining up for the attacker spot — but Olsen chose Mjelde from our local league — top scorer this year in Norway — for the reserve spot after Fjortoft . |
| 16 | In the meantime , the hole in the road is reopened , and at 6pm the men line up by the side of the maypole , the band starts to play and the command to hoist it on to shoulders is given . |
| 17 | Shopping at the company store often means a long wait in the queue , so the children line up for the groceries , while Domitila sells her pies ( Barrios de Chungara and Viezzar 1978 ) . |
| 18 | Although it is annoying to have SIMMs in this position ( you would have to remove the motherboard to add extra modules ) , it is only important to ensure that the expansion slots line up with the slots in the rear of the case . |
| 19 | They resembled whales lined up outside the headmaster 's office — huge humps sprawled over many kilometres . |
| 20 | The boys lined up in the corridor by the glass office and looked in to see who was up against the rod . |
| 21 | The knitting is 120 stitches wide , so the edge needles are at 60 on each side , with the point cams lined up with the edge needles ( Fig 1 ) . |
| 22 | Lockers were immaculately arranged , rooms scrubbed , windows polished and shoes and boots lined up under the beds . |
| 23 | ‘ Romans line up at the camp and Brits over there in the woods , ’ Nigel instructed . |
| 24 | Barbel 's the only woman among thirty competitors lining up for the start in Geneva this weekend . |
| 25 | The mosquito net I was using was less than perfect and my limbs touched the net at night , so the mosquitoes lined up on the net and bit me through it . |