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 .
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