Example sentences of "up a number [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wallich based his refutation mainly on a Bulldog sounding , at a depth of some 2,300 metres , which brought up a number of brittle-stars entangled in the line . |
| 2 | Each Cabinet sets up a number of committees to do more detailed work . |
| 3 | After the computer has been started up a number of times — possibly 90 — the damage starts . |
| 4 | She was standing in the wings , leaning against a post that supported a wooden framework , which in turn held up a number of backcloths . |
| 5 | The surface of the Earth is made up a number of plates , and these move relative to each other . |
| 6 | You can then set up a number of pair group " plays " which can perhaps later be merged into small groups of fours or sixes . |
| 7 | However , they have also thrown up a number of problems . |
| 8 | ‘ Well , you certainly are clearing up a number of problems in prehistory for us . |
| 9 | TRUE to the traditions of cup competitions , rugby union 's Pilkington version threw up a number of surprises in the last round , not least the demise of all three big West Country clubs . |
| 10 | Later this month , Anna 's taking her cabaret act to Cyprus to entertain the Army and the Magic Circle 's lined up a number of shows in London for when she returns . |
| 11 | He says the plan will be to open up a number of railway lines and connect local communities and they 'll make good family cycling ; not the steep gradients mountain bikers like , but nice gradients related to the old gradients of the railway lines . |
| 12 | DETECTIVES were yesterday following up a number of leads after an appeal on national television for information about a Darlington building society robbery . |
| 13 | But while Ireland did show up a number of flaws in the English team 's make-up , one game does n't make a tournament . |
| 14 | Erm at that erm meeting members did er bring up a number of points er , the comments and questions which have been put to the Environment Trust and the answers to them are there on page ninety five under progress to date and , and on onto page ninety six er , the main ones really are the question as to whether er , any rented housing could be provided erm , in the scheme is dealt with there the Environment Trust only develop for sale or for equity share er , they 're not a housing association , they 're a charitable body erm so they did n't feel that they were able to er , take on the role of er , provided rented housing in the scheme . |
| 15 | For the party scene Schlesinger got Paul Morrissey , the film director in Andy Warhol 's Factory , to round up a number of Warhol 's friends and stars , including Viva , Ultra Violet , International Violet , Taylor Meade and William Door . |
| 16 | This extension of the lexical representation from single words to pathways opens up a number of possibilities . |
| 17 | Sandra Maggs of Fimbra , who is organising the concert , is looking for firms or companies which would be willing either to provide sponsorship or to buy up a number of tickets for staff and guests . |
| 18 | In the year and a half he has been at the Lyric he has established himself as something of a ‘ character ’ and has chalked up a number of box office successes . |
| 19 | While the Catholic Church does its best and has set up a number of camps and refuges , particularly in San Salvador , these can not meet the demand and are very overcrowded : their inadequate sanitation and water facilities create enormous health hazards . |
| 20 | N C V O has taken the initiative in putting up a number of ideas to the Prime Minister 's and the Home Office , to make this commitment a meaningful one , and a constructive one for voluntary organisations in this country . |
| 21 | An author of a hypertext document sets up a number of alternatives for his readers which define pathways among nodes . |
| 22 | Heavy seas early in the twentieth century washed up a number of whales along Whitsand Bay . |
| 23 | As you build up a number of scenarios , you can identify the cells that best show the results of your what-if constructions , and have the results of the various scenarios displayed side by side onscreen or printed . |