Example sentences of "up the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By loading in access frequency order , the accesses to synonym records — and these are the records that slow up the average retrieval times of the file — have been cut from 34.063 per cent to 14.878 per cent . |
| 2 | Gina picked up the warm handful gingerly in case of accidents . |
| 3 | It is then up the Hanging Committee to decide which works fit best into the jigsaw-puzzle of an exhibition they are trying to construct . |
| 4 | Julia incredulously heard the Archdeacon say to the Dean , the tone , which was mellifluous , floating up the elegant staircase . |
| 5 | About then , word came from Salines , three hours away , to inform Nicholas that the Venetian sugar ship had reached Alexandria and would be leaving soon for Episkopi to pick up the combined Cypriot cargo . |
| 6 | ‘ We just couple up the combined battery powers of the Ariadne and the Kilcharran . |
| 7 | Hills sums up the combined effect of the tax and benefit changes since 1979 : |
| 8 | He had contributed time and money freely to causes in which he believed , and his energy was a vital factor in the completion of the Trent and Mersey canal , which opened up the continental trade and reduced transport costs through its connection with Hull and Liverpool . |
| 9 | Microsoft 's latest scheme to increase its market share in the Macintosh software arena is a trade-in deal which nets a customer the four Microsoft applications which make up the integrated Microsoft Office pack for less than the price of just one of those applications . |
| 10 | The contest to find ‘ budding ’ Percy Throwers was the brainchild of residents , who also make up the judging panel , along with executive representatives . |
| 11 | The more successful Du Pont synthetic rubber factory could never mop up the ever-growing pool of surplus labour . |
| 12 | Even the rain no longer seemed fresh : it congealed in the sullied air , splattering into filthy stinking puddles , hammering the roof and churning up the packed mud until it was slushy and loose . |
| 13 | Their sleep disturbed , their murmured resentment rises into a wind , stirring up the packed clay of the wasteground as if it were desert sand . |
| 14 | By 1952 almost all English education authorities had adopted an intelligence test in their selection process ; psychologists debated the effects of social agencies coaching and practice — on IQ scores ; but Hertfordshire gave up the eleven-plus exam altogether , after having had one for at least fifteen years . |
| 15 | ‘ Hand me up the other bottle . ’ |
| 16 | She could hear Penry moving about upstairs as he made up the other bed . |
| 17 | ‘ I want to walk up the other valley too , ’ said Betty . |
| 18 | They make up half your face in colours to suit you , advising you on technique , and you make up the other half of your face to match . |
| 19 | When he saw the saxaphone he told his father about it and his father said that if he could save half the money , he would make up the other half . ’ |
| 20 | A ubiquitous lapel sticker , ‘ It 's the criminal , stupid ’ , summed up the other half of the NRA 's philosophy . |
| 21 | After a further series of internal meetings taking several days , they eventually agreed to pay half the sum , provided another organisation would put up the other half . |
| 22 | cos the client might be in a position of saying , well , after six months , I 'm down to half salary , so you might have sold this plan , to pick up the other half , |
| 23 | Bunny was chatting up the other girl , Chase was still going oompah-oompah and Martin was desperately starting his ninth solo on Tiger Rag . |
| 24 | That meant the police had gone up the other way — but could see them by turning . |
| 25 | The true goal is a summit to the right of the col , but the climber may begin a bit too far to the left and go up the other way . |
| 26 | Well alright , but can you , can you not get rid of a couple of the boxes and what 's this thing there ? well why do n't you tip it up the other way and give yourself a bit more room , tomorrow Deana what 's that , your dictionary ? |
| 27 | round that square then back up the other way betwe up through the factories |
| 28 | Going up the other way . |
| 29 | I can Promise you that the police will do everything they can to find Mr. Stavanger , and to clear up the other matters we have been discussing . " |
| 30 | In fact my gynaecologist looked up the other day and said , ‘ Dame Edna , when will you stop giving ? ’ |