Example sentences of "up every [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now she would have given up every lingering resentment , every long and bitter hatred , to have the boy back at Adam 's banker , humbly cutting stone . |
| 2 | There are very pressured days , says Jackie , when she has several visits as well a clinic , when she goes up every front path praying both mum and babe will be problem-free . |
| 3 | The mischievous side of the bright-eyed youngster 's character certainly came through when the English Opera Group recorded an LP of the production ; he munched nuts , not realizing that the microphones were picking up every tiny sound . |
| 4 | During the Battle of Britain , Air Chief Marshal Dowding had the incomparable advantage of information from Ultra and he monitored its signals very carefully ; he knew , therefore , that only fifty per cent of the German aircraft were then serviceable , and so , on 15 September he sent up every available fighter plane against the enemy . |
| 5 | At Windsor , Fergie 's neighbours snapped up every available Mirror before breakfast . |
| 6 | One was its desire to find some way not simply to get through the current hard times , but also to protect themselves from the financial ups and downs that make up every economic cycle . |
| 7 | They are about to re-mug yet again by breaking up British Gas and I 'm sure they 'll break up every other utility they can . |
| 8 | I mean it 's sort of shooting up every other term are n't they ? |
| 9 | And as it 's open-ended , that series — the thing that Pool represents as a wall — will eventually fill up every spare molecule of memory that Pool has . |
| 10 | Not that it stopped her from gobbling up every cultural titbit dropped before her . |
| 11 | The phrasing got so slow and emphatic that you knew that she wanted you to listen to and weigh up every single word ; but you could n't tell if each word was freighted with anger , or bitterness , or joy ; it just came out with great , quiet force , and you had to work out its tone for yourself . |
| 12 | In its relentless quest to buy up every open operating system technology that does not belong to Microsoft Corp , Novell Inc is reportedly considering buying what is left of NeXT Inc if it can come to terms with founder and controlling shareholder Steve Jobs . |
| 13 | The cat , absent for days , reappeared on the windowsill , was let in , accepted cornflakes and milk , carefully licked up every little smear from the dish , miaowed , and went away again . |
| 14 | And er I say , we 're we 're not here to er nitpick , picking up every little fault that a driver does going along the road . |
| 15 | Mainman Saul Denton rams his indie pendence up every snubbed nose in the venue . |
| 16 | You ca n't even pick up every quiet guy who dresses like a skinhead and lives with blondie . |
| 17 | And viewers on both sides of the globe lapped up every sugary second to the dream story-line as the ratings soared . |