Example sentences of "they [adv] [vb past] up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | And and or or remained stationary but they mostly went up a copper or so every and this was er a real thorn in the side of the employers you know , they wanted to get rid of this and they could n't . |
| 2 | They also set up a light-engineering works ( one of a number throughout the Prussian east ) at Dirschau ( Tczew ) . |
| 3 | They also set up a programme of constant monitoring of the overall environment , both within the mine and for some miles around ’ . |
| 4 | Quite apart from the publicity such incidents provided , they also tied up a lot of ships and manpower . |
| 5 | Sometimes they even set up a physical image very close to conventionally-desirable femininity as an implicit goal ( Diamond 1985 ) . |
| 6 | They even set up a neat military system of two-man sentry duties , to make sure they stayed alert . |
| 7 | They accordingly set up a UK based team of design engineers briefed to develop a range of high fidelity products that would offer outstanding sound quality at affordable prices . |
| 8 | Back in the late seventies Ernie was a regular in the Island and he achieved his ‘ ton ’ on the Lightweight class but he also rode as passenger for his brother Wallace as they too put up a three figure lap . |