Example sentences of "[verb] up to [pers pn] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had put on her hat and coat and was about to leave when he came up to her with two bunches of violets , so that she was able to press the cigarettes into his hand while taking the flowers from him . |
| 2 | At this moment about 11 people came up to me with two dogs . |
| 3 | People came up to me with glowing faces and said , Was n't it wonderful ? |
| 4 | But when she came up to me after that third seminar I was so shocked and embarrassed that I could barely speak . |
| 5 | ‘ Do you have any idea what I felt like when I saw you facing up to him with that silly little blade in your hand ? |
| 6 | Aung San awakened a martial spirit amongst the Burmans , and the young men looked up to him with intense loyalty . |
| 7 | So we looked up to him like that . |
| 8 | It is not that racism vanishes — in fact it intensifies and violence increases , but most children start to face up to it at this point , and their ‘ inferiority ’ usually clears away . |
| 9 | He also knew that the next few minutes could lose what chance had so miraculously delivered up to him at long last . |
| 10 | Against this learned account , I have to weigh what it felt like at the time , and the message of the history that was delivered up to me in small doses : that not being hungry and having a bed to sleep in at night , we had a good childhood , were better than other people , were lucky little girls . |
| 11 | Through a half-open door she saw a glimmer of white and stiffened , nauseated , as she saw Melanie over Penry 's shoulder , her face held up to his in impassioned invitation . |