Example sentences of "up [coord] [adv] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | where it makes sense and is practicable , the pupil may be moved up or down a key stage for the subject in question by placing him or her in a teaching group in which the majority of pupils are older or younger … |
| 2 | So I said , frankly , all I 'll get is your laundry , another cup , saucer and plate to wash up and probably a great deal more you-know-what than I need ! ’ |
| 3 | The police were quickly on the scene and had Trevor walking up and down a straight line . |
| 4 | Up and down a dark alley , at night Cor , flipping scary ! |
| 5 | There was a grey squirrel nipping up and down a hazel tree near the stream . |
| 6 | ( It is rather like dropping a cork into water : at first it bobs up and down a great deal , but as the ripples carry away its energy , it eventually settles down to a stationary state . ) |
| 7 | When the fly is in the air , these organs which are jointed to the thorax in the same way as wings , oscillate up and down a hundred or more times a second . |
| 8 | If you walk up and down a pebbly beach , you will notice that the pebbles are not arranged at random . |
| 9 | Though its popularity goes up and down a little according to the fashion of the year , the genre is plainly here to stay . |
| 10 | A suitable mix of exercise includes cycling on an ergometer , stepping up and down a two-step climb , a variety of arm and leg exercises using dumb-bells or fixed-weight training equipment and jogging on a mini-trampoline . |
| 11 | Up and down a few more hills . |
| 12 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 25 times . |
| 13 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 25 times , holding each raise for 1 second . |
| 14 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 30 times , holding each raise for 1 second . |
| 15 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 30 times , holding each raise for 1 second . |
| 16 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 35 times , holding each raise for 1 second . |
| 17 | Swing the leg forwards and lift it up and down a few inches , 35 times . |
| 18 | Loosen the holes slightly by moving arms and legs up and down a few times . |
| 19 | They swing to the top of the backswing and then practise with the left arm bouncing the club up and down a few times so that there is a feeling of taking control of the downswing and the right shoulder not wanting to push . |
| 20 | He flicked the switch up and down a few more times . |
| 21 | Oh , yeah that 's it ! 22 players kicking a leather sphere up and down a big piece of grass ! |
| 22 | Nowadays I ca n't bear anything to do with football , kicking an air-filled pig 's bladder up and down a muddy pitch ai n't my idea of fun . |