Example sentences of "went up the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Thursday the weedkiller train went up the Cambrian Coast , thus spending two nights at Machynlleth . |
| 2 | She went up the narrow stone stairs with infinite care , reflecting that the last thing she needed was to slip and sprain something , and peered cautiously around her . |
| 3 | Later , in the chapel adjoining the castle , Father Jerome said Benediction and prayed for Sara and the life that lay before her ; and then she went up the narrow staircase to her bed and , when Candida had helped her to undress , stood a while longer at her window , looking through the narrow slit at the lights in the harbour and the dark , massive mountains behind . |
| 4 | Lee , the helmet once more on his head , went up the dark staircase . |
| 5 | Through such developments , a cadre of AEA managers went up the commercial learning curve . |
| 6 | They jumped it and went up the opposite slope . |