Example sentences of "up on the same [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This man and my father had joined up on the same day , they went to the same school , played football together , both courted my mother and both fell in love with her — and she ended up marrying them both . |
| 2 | you just like the idea of bacon cooking you picked up on the same idea . |
| 3 | And he believes that it is precisely because black footballers know of each other 's natural ability , that they are able to construct the most intricate and seemingly planned movements without any preparation at all : ‘ They 've got the receivers built into their heads and can pick each other up on the same wavelength . ’ |
| 4 | The directors added that they had done so because ‘ this is the basis adopted in the accounts of the overseas subsidiaries ’ , and that the group accounts should be drawn up on the same basis in order to show a true and fair view . |
| 5 | Despite the fall in September sales , the figures produced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that total sales in the first nine months , at 1,919,338 , are still 5 per cent up on the same period last year . |
| 6 | In Britain , around £1.2 billion ( $1.9 billion ) is likely to be raised through IPOs in the second quarter , well up on the same period in 1992 . |
| 7 | As it is , we are up on the same period last year , but sales through the till are down by nearly 8% . ’ |
| 8 | Figures released at yesterday 's meeting of the station 's Local Community Liaison Council show that so far this year more than 8,000 visitors have visited the station , 70pc up on the same period last year . |
| 9 | The number of businesses going to the wall was 21pc higher than the previous quarter and 20pc up on the same period a year ago , underlining the renewed strength of recession since the spring . |
| 10 | The number of businesses going to the wall was 21% higher than the previous quarter and 20% up on the same period a year ago , underlining the renewed strength of recession since the spring . |
| 11 | I set up on the same spot as in the previous summer , but this time my luck was different . |
| 12 | Sheep slaughterings continue to rise and at almost 49,000 head were a third up on the same month last year . |
| 13 | Figures for January this year were 11 up on the same month last year , when 73 women contacted Edinburgh Women 's Aid . |
| 14 | Ordinarily the referee and judge remain on opposite sides of the contestants but sometimes , for example when the latter are circling each other , both end up on the same side . |
| 15 | With everyone that counts stacking up on the same side , only an optimist would fight for honesty . |
| 16 | Fun arises when members of both teams end up on the same leaf . |