Example sentences of "way [adv] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | She has worked her way slowly up the rankings until now she is only a few places behind Durie in the high sixties . |
| 2 | If you want the earth to move for you , it 's best that it starts with small tremors and works its way slowly up the Richter . |
| 3 | Sir James ordered one of his retinue to stay and stable the horses while he and Corbett , accompanied by the remainder of his party , made their way carefully up the gangplank and into the busy ship . |
| 4 | ‘ I am so glad you are here , ’ he kept repeating as he led the way briskly up the staircase . |
| 5 | I made my way back up the orchard . |
| 6 | Marie , on her way back up the long flight of steps from the prom , watched them laughing together . |
| 7 | His eyes strained through the darkness , trying to pick out the familiar , heavyweight figure of Tony 's father trudging his flatfooted way back up the prom . |
| 8 | Corbett then turned on his heel and strode out of the room and made his way back up the alley . |
| 9 | They collected their horses from the stables and were soon pounding their way back up the cobbled streets of Edinburgh to the Abbey of Holy Rood . |
| 10 | Then , the other night , it managed to push its way back up the hill . |
| 11 | Keegan 's proposed Merseyside take-over was backed by Republic of Ireland midfielder Kevin Sheedy , whose 60th-minute goal sent Newcastle 's 8,000 travelling army celebrating all the way back up the A1 . |
| 12 | On her way back up the stairs she struck it to make sure it had petrol . |
| 13 | I 'd clawed my way back up the mountain of rubble like a demented animal , and returned to the turret on automatic pilot . |
| 14 | I ran all the way back up the slope and into the lighted lounge . |
| 15 | And then they have to carry them all the way back up the hill ! |