Example sentences of "up [prep] the [adj -est] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ Roll up , roll up for the Greatest Show on Earth , ’ Jack cried expansively , waving his arms around . |
2 | But they argue that factors such as regional variations , better Tory organisation in marginal constituencies and the ‘ incumbency ’ factor where sitting MPs are defending seats , could result in the Conservatives ending up as the largest party , if not with a narrow overall majority . |
3 | Founded in 1971 DIOK have built themselves up as the strongest outfit in Holland and were Dutch champions in 1981 , 1989 , 1990 , 1991 and 1992 . |
4 | CANNON and Ball have been lined up as the latest Christmas cracker for North-East pantomime fans . |
5 | The great strength of the British , its mental agility , was the drive behind the building up of the greatest Empire the world has known . |
6 | Our target route — the splendid Tudor Rose , which takes a stunning line up of the best section of the cliff above Guillemot Ledge — remained unfulfilled , as we found handling a clutch of fine HVS and VS routes fully occupied our energies , leaving us totally sated . |
7 | The Comprehensive Environmental Response , Compensation and Liability Act ( CERCLA ) legislation of 1980 ( ‘ Superfund ’ ) requires the cleaning up of the worst landfill sites , of which some 800 had been identified by the Environmental Protection Agency by 1986 ( Foresman 1986 ) . |
8 | The train will be the Ffestiniog 's Vintage Train , made up of the oldest vehicles on the railway , some dating back to the 1860's . |
9 | It would pin him up against the nearest wall and try to eat his clothes , or chase him until his cries of fright attracted everyone 's amused attention . |
10 | If that had happened in my day , those players would have had him up against the nearest wall and sorted it out . |
11 | He 's through to his first World Longtrack final … where he 'll be lining up against the best speedway and grasstrack riders . |
12 | I think the Court of Bank of Ireland has come up with the greatest riddle since 1782 , when an Act of Parliament established the Bank . |
13 | We offer four £5 book vouchers to readers who come up with the wittiest gag about scientists and engineers . |
14 | Is there honestly a single person in the country , the Prime Minister included , who could have dared to predict that the Conservatives would end up with the largest number of votes ever recorded in a British election ? |
15 | And the two who come up with the best reasons will join the Royal gathering . |
16 | There was much competition during the war as to who could come up with the best bomb story , and my mother had a great time telling this one to all the aunties , especially as it was only due to her nagging that I had n't been in my bed at the time . |
17 | Questions biting at her like rats , ending up with the sharpest bite of all . |
18 | Not only are the most disadvantaged on the receiving end of most crime , argues Harrison , they also have to put up with the heaviest police presence . |
19 | Even when made up with the finest cosmetics money could buy it would never be beautiful , but still … not bad for an ugly duckling , Sally thought , smiling wryly . |
20 | On holiday I teamed up with the nicest boy I 've ever met — but everyone says it 's just a holiday romance . |
21 | Dunlop also ended up with the fastest lap with a speed of 110.64mph on the last lap . |
22 | For eight years I had revelled in the dual careers of journalism and broadcasting , between 1929 and 1937 , and these years coincided with the ‘ boom to bust ’ period , winding up with the deepest depression of the century . |
23 | An architect : maybe he had a smart assistant last year ; you may end up with the dumbest heap of concrete you ever saw . |
24 | It was not until the auction , however , on the third day , that became clear that the roof of the Collector 's collapsed will had once more been shored up with the stoutest timbers . |
25 | We catch up with the latest exploits on the portable front in Living with a Notebook . |
26 | Harry Hawke recalls that it was the aim of skinhead devotees of this music to keep up with the latest releases and consequently white-label , i.e. pre-release , copies of records were the mark of a skin who knew his music . |
27 | Client areas may be keen to be at the leading edge in the use emerging technologies , often for all the best reasons , but sometimes to keep up with the latest toy . |
28 | Keeping up with the latest hair trends as ever , Wella has just introduced Hair Sets in three variants . |
29 | I thought you were up with the latest fashions . |
30 | Catch up with the latest movies and audio programmes or just sit back and read the papers . |