Example sentences of "up from an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These days The Late Show , with its format of lengthy film reports , studio interviews and performances , can only muster an audience of about 400,000 ( up from an all-time low of 300,000 in October 1990 ) . |
| 2 | The first of the new spreadsheets , called Improv , which builds spreadsheets using simple English commands rather than manipulating clumsy grids of rows and columns , should sell 500,000 copies before June , when the price goes up from an introductory $19 to the full $195 . |
| 3 | They brought tears to her eyes , but tears of pain soon welled up from an overwhelming sense of despair . |
| 4 | NEC Corp is forecasting unconsolidated net profit of $430m in the fiscal year just started , up from an estimated $344m for the fiscal 1993 just ended ; the company sees strong demand for semiconductors in the US and Southeast Asia , and looks to launch of new personal computers , and domestic economic recovery around this summer following the government 's economic package , including the expected supplementary budget , NEC said . |
| 5 | Muszertechnika Holding Rt , which claims to be the largest manufacturer , distributor and retailer of IBM-compatible personal computers in Hungary , reported a group turnover of $39m for 1992 — up from an estimated $30m in 1991 . |
| 6 | Stewart was sent off 18 minutes from the end of a niggly clash for foolishly slapping Apollon keeper Michalis Christophi across the head as he picked himself up from an innocent penalty-area collision . |
| 7 | She had picked the word up from an English film shown on television and thought it charming . |
| 8 | Whether inherited or picked up from an antique shop , it often holds a sentimental value — but what is it really worth ? |
| 9 | Steering fishily up from an unknown floor . |