Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] up at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 31 | I queued up at the travel centre to pick up my copy . |
| 32 | As I pull up at the back of the hotel Mr Shah is waiting with a folder full ; his expression , although friendly , contains around his mouth a little reproach that I should have been away from the action for so long . |
| 33 | I sat up at the counter and ordered Scotch on the rocks . |
| 34 | Last summer I was down in London on business and … er … it happened that , by chance … through some friends , I ended up at a party given by … er … well , some people in Holland Park . |
| 35 | This reaches to the outer limits of hardcore with Carl Cox 's ‘ Rhythm Is A Drug ’ and the Wizard Of Oz 's ‘ Drowning In Your Blood Mix ’ which cleaned up at the band 's recent Heaven gig ( also backed with an ‘ Ahhhcapella ’ version which had them climbing the walls round at my place the other week ! ) . |
| 36 | Once , Cardiff could have imagined himself throwing up at the sight of that horror behind the wheel . |
| 37 | The claim was made by the prosecution in its summing up at the trial of Lou Macari and Brian Hillier , who deny conspiring to defraud the Inland Revenue . |
| 38 | It 's at the top but the lift you pick up at the bottom now . |
| 39 | Gently rocked by the smooth , rhythmic action of the calm sea , she gazed up at the sky above . |
| 40 | Nadine 's voice was calmer now , subdued and contemplative as she gazed up at the ceiling . |
| 41 | She gazed up at the ceiling with its painted blue flowers and wondered what Arnie was doing in Bradford . |
| 42 | Someone who turns up at an occasion which is known to be an ordeal for him communicates information whether he wishes to or not . |
| 43 | God help the feller who turns up at the factory to work in silk knickers under his overalls , but at Christmas , of course , on a stage , of course , it 's all perfectly all right . |
| 44 | Thus it is Pippin who looks up at the sun and the banners and offers comfort to Beregond , and Merry who never loses heart when even Théoden appears prey to ‘ horror and doubt ’ . |
| 45 | But then I 've got ta meet Emma and she stands up at the top . |
| 46 | And of course , ’ adds Myra , as she looks up at the lights on the hills where the Bakers live , ‘ Howard and Felicity . ’ |
| 47 | Here the Harper clan gather , a small tribe , frail , ageing , on the threshold of 1980 , in the presence of the sky : here thirteen-year-old Celia , young , aspiring , judgemental , reflects upon the past , as , long after her usual bedtime , she looks up at the stars and plots her own future . |
| 48 | She squinted up at the sun . |
| 49 | So next time you catch up at the lights with the smug so and so who was stuck to your bumper a mile back , with all the understanding you can muster just remind him that : ‘ There , there dear , size is n't everything you know . ’ |
| 50 | ‘ All towns look the same nowadays until you look up at the buildings above and the scenery beyond , ’ he grunted . |
| 51 | The family 's maid has told how a dishevelled Spiro stopped her working when she turned up at the home the day after the killings . |
| 52 | She turned up at the Café Dôme one night , her beautiful dress torn to shreds . |
| 53 | It had been Marcus who turned up at the Evans house on Saturday afternoon when Pascoe was there . |
| 54 | ‘ But that night you turned up at the farmhouse , you said … ’ |
| 55 | Centre Tim Horan was a firm favourite with the black and coloured youngsters who showed up at the Wallaby coach-in held at the Dan Qeqe Stadium in the Zwide township near Port Elizabeth . |
| 56 | After a few minutes , Mungo plucked up enough courage to ask : ‘ You know up at the lake ? |
| 57 | Herriot quite skilfully opens up with one or two of the more moving tales , and stitches it all back together again , quite painlessly , but when you wake up at the end , it is as if nothing had happened . ’ |
| 58 | She glanced up at the girl standing before her and shook her head . |
| 59 | The muffled jangle of the bell disturbed her reverie , and she glanced up at the clock — it lacked a few minutes to three — her visitor was punctual as usual . |
| 60 | She glanced up at the clock on the wall opposite . |