Example sentences of "who [was/were] [v-ing] up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ceaseless rain made further progress impossible , not merely for the infantry , who were sinking up to their thighs in mud , but for the tanks held in readiness to exploit a breakthrough . |
| 2 | Jack Adams , the unions ' chief negotiator , said they would be seeking to ensure production staff were paid the same as those doing similar jobs at Jaguar — in which Ford recently took a stake — who were earning up to £34 a week more . |
| 3 | Miss Lodsworth , exhorting her guides to greater endeavour in this modern world , was having great difficulty making herself heard over the din of Dancer 's group , who were warming up in the recording studio . |
| 4 | There was a man on the sand below her platform , a black-haired stocky man with a beard , dressed in an old cloak and hatless , who was gazing up at her with powerfully blue eyes , astonishing in his dark face . |
| 5 | Robin Corbett , who was speaking up for animals from the opposition front bench in the fox-hunting debate , had a bitter experience of his own concerning the animal-lovers ' vote . |
| 6 | ‘ He tackled a player who was getting up after a challenge from someone else — on the touchline . |
| 7 | First there was a welcome break when we took Venturous westward across the Minch to Stornoway where we had arranged to pick up Reg Clarke , our reigning cutter management Principal , who was flying up from London HQ to see some of our work first hand . |
| 8 | She was nowhere near the height of Anna Beckett either , who was shooting up like a sapling . |
| 9 | ‘ There you are , ’ said Patrick , who was sitting up in bed . |
| 10 | ‘ That caps it , that does , ’ said Jack , moving the pick-up so Tom who was coming up on his tractor could get past . |