Example sentences of "up [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | They are a little smaller , club-shaped and covered with a shiny brown fluid which neither hardens nor evaporates , but remains liquid for the three or four weeks it takes the eggs higher up the twig to hatch . |
2 | Well first of all I 'd go down Street and up Street West and up to the top of Street and there was some puddling furnaces , the new side iron works and I 'd watch those men they 'd produce wrought iron and during the process the metal boils up and I 'd have to get a big rubbling bar and rubble they 'd call rubble into a ball , there 's a little wagon put underneath the put under the wagon and off he goes to the steam hammer , now I used to be fascinated with this and Saturday after Saturday I used to go up there and watch one of the heats and as soon as they 'd finished doing they used to go into the Forge and Hammer for a drink , I mean it was such hard work so they 'd do a heat go up the Forge and Iron and come back and then do another heat when I 'd |
3 | Erika picked up the phone and through a barrage of crackles heard a smooth voice . |
4 | Omi picked up the phone , said ‘ Karl ’ a couple of times , then frowned at Frau Nordern . |
5 | She picked up the phone . |
6 | He picked up the phone — his own for a change — and rang her in a state of anger . |
7 | She moved her torso without breaking the union , and stretched her arm to pick up the phone . |
8 | Smiling to herself , she walked into the kitchen , switched on the kettle to make a drink , picked up the phone and dialled . |
9 | He stretched and picked up the phone , but before he could dial he realised he had cut in on a conversation . |
10 | It is already possible to book a holiday direct from your sitting room by picking up the phone , and in some countries , people can already reserve the holiday of their dreams through their home computer . |
11 | His wife picked up the phone believing it was an anniversary treat from her husband . |
12 | When you pick up the phone , say ‘ Good morning afternoon ’ and announce the name of the company or department . |
13 | Pick up the phone . |
14 | ‘ Thank God , ’ she said , when Kelly picked up the phone . |
15 | He picked up the phone . |
16 | Jack picked up the phone . |
17 | When you want to make a call , you just speak your code to wake up the phone , say ‘ Dial ’ , tell it the number you want , say ‘ Send ’ and you 're through in seconds . |
18 | You are advised to keep your answer to question 5 as concise as possible ( no more than a few sentences ) ; be sure that you know exactly what you want to say before you pick up the phone . |
19 | Pick up the phone and speak to the person concerned . |
20 | Shoreditch can reveal that Neil Kinnock wo n't need to ‘ pick up the phone ’ to Paddy Ashdown on the day after the election : the two men have made arrangements to meet in the flesh . |
21 | He was halfway through his coffee when he swung his legs off the couch and picked up the phone to the embassy . |
22 | In desperation she picked up the phone and called astrologer Penny Thornton . |
23 | You could n't just pick up the phone at any time you liked . |
24 | Rufus picked up the phone and dialled 192 . |
25 | I would pick up the phone and phone my solicitor and ask to come and see him and get his advice . |
26 | Then he picked up the phone and called for additional officers . |
27 | The Sheikh motioned us to sit down , left his men outside , and picked up the phone on the table . |
28 | He picked up the phone and started to dial again . |
29 | He shook his head , smiling ironically , then took a quick swig from the can , before turning down the volume of the TV and picking up the phone . |
30 | Cowley had picked up the phone and was listening quietly . |