Example sentences of "up from a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Local legend said that the animal used these to hang itself up from a low-hanging branch of a tree at night . |
| 32 | A feeling of belonging to a community , or as it has been described here , of citizenship , is built up from a whole range of social , economic and psychological components . |
| 33 | Thus the expenditure needs are built up from a whole series of estimates , referring to the many components of Local Government expenditure . |
| 34 | Uplift yourself from your lower self , even as an elephant draws himself up from a muddy swamp . |
| 35 | Even her fingernails were perfect like the ones to be bought in shops , but natural , unvarnished , each curving its way up from a pale , expressive finger to a delicate point . |
| 36 | GRAMPIAN 'S campaign to win access to greater European funding will move up from a fast trot to canter , now that the Highlands and Islands look to have won their case , said regional convener Bob Middleton yesterday , writes Peter Jones . |
| 37 | A colonic mucosal biopsy obtained at endoscopic follow up from a non-inflammatory bowel disease patient with a colonic polyp was also positive for M paratuberculosis . |
| 38 | By the end of 1994 , the group plans to have 62% of lines equipped to provide ISDN service , up from a projected 55% in June of last year , while this is expected to rise to nearly 68% by the end of 1995 . |
| 39 | WordPerfect for Windows Power Macros is one of those weighty ( 500+ pages ) books/manuals and although designed for the ‘ couple of steps up from a basic knowledge ’ reader , I did n't find it got me into the harder bits gently . |