Example sentences of "be up [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Right as far as that writing see if I want you to remind me that 's where we 're up to next lesson and I shall give you a few more notes on that to explain about how it happens ten thousand times . |
| 2 | The minute the seatbelt sign goes off , they 're up in First Class . |
| 3 | ‘ Sales are up on last year . |
| 4 | Entries are up on last year but they come mainly from ‘ middle of the road ’ competitors whose goal will be finishing rather than winning this marathon . |
| 5 | ‘ Takings are up on last year and we have n't had a price rise in over twelve months . ’ |
| 6 | But the wins against Northampton , Bristol and Harlequins showed we could be up in 2nd or 3rd spot . |
| 7 | Their expertise lies in enabling others and others to take advantage of arts facilities and helping them erm or working with them to produce the things that happen , for example all the erm posters which were up during last years festival erm were produced in conjunction with community arts which erm has erm er produced on Ditchfern Place , erm and earlier this morning I was thinking that up as I think other councillors did , that more serious of projects which community arts are now entering into er in Chesterton in particularly in the children erm I think councillors went to Dickfield women 's photograph project and it is things like that about giving people confidence to join arts in a way erm with which they might never otherwise have experienced and the community arts have taken just that . |
| 8 | the finish is at Drumlanrig castle … they 've been running … slipping … sliding over the mounatins for seven hours … they 've climbed into the clouds … they 've crossed the streams … they 've run through the glens for mile after mile … the Oxfordshire team of Bunn and Thetford were up to second place but have finished fourth … its been a long hard day … |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't know , I 'm sure , what you two were up to last night , and it 's none of my business , but it 's a great pity that Carole has packed her bags , ’ she said . |
| 10 | ‘ Whatever you and Peter were up to last night , ’ he went on savagely , ‘ it was n't enough to satisfy you . |
| 11 | Crosby 's Shirli-Ann Siddall , now based in Dorset , is up against seventh seed Jennifer Capriati in the first round and junior Lorna Woodroffe , languishing at 532 in the rankings , faces Switzerland 's 11th seed Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere . |
| 12 | But Pond Pavarotti , which qualified in third place , is up against second favourite to win the classic , Glengar Ranger , and another top notcher , Taringar Bay . |
| 13 | Although they showed a monetary loss , the number of members recruited was up on last year . |
| 14 | At this stage , Herbert , who had started in 26th place at the back of the grid , was up to seventh place following a superb drive . |
| 15 | He was the youngest driver in the field , qualified on the fifth row and was up to sixth place with 10 laps to go as leading British driver in a British car when he crashed at Copse , escaping unhurt . |