Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] up [art] few [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Iskandara picked up the few envelopes and looked at them disinterestedly . |
| 2 | I set about building up an act with the aid of Rag magazines , joke-books , a gag nicked from here , a gag nicked from there and at my next engagement , four days later , I was billed as a comic and my fee went up a few quid . |
| 3 | Nesad Causevic , a policeman , was changing shift last November when a grenade blew up a few metres from his car . |
| 4 | A breath of cold , fresh air wafted over his face , as the heavy wooden square eased up a few inches . |
| 5 | A woman got up a few rows back , and threw the hood off her head . |
| 6 | The original entrance foyer on the main road behind the square was barred and boarded and papered over with layers of handbills ; Carson walked up a few steps near the end of the alley and pushed open the door of a tradesman 's entrance . |
| 7 | Rushie picked up a few lira and an Armani suit but it 's probably fair to say our golden boy from St Asaph did n't exactly win the freedom of Turin . |
| 8 | Mala 's vigorous snort stirred up a few echoes , but no one looked around . |
| 9 | After living with his aunt for four years , Mr Banks moved in with his girlfriend , but he moved back home last September after the couple split up a few weeks later and became very depressed . |
| 10 | WP When East Berlin opened up a few months ago , there were mobile porn shops visiting different quarters of the city . |
| 11 | Cardiff foreshore turned up a few conger and codling . |
| 12 | The WI were magnificent and provided thousands of lunches ; the Red Cross picked up the few casualties and stragglers ; and children along the route played welcome hosepipes on the passing riders . |