Example sentences of "[adv] he [vb past] up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Perhaps he came up against the Edwardian equivalent of a conservation lobby . |
| 2 | Sure enough he came up with the perfect solution . |
| 3 | Denis made no acknowledgement but before turning away he looked up at the sky , now completely hidden in dark cloud . |
| 4 | Anyway he woke up in the middle of the night , sat up and spewed up all over Sandra ! |
| 5 | ‘ And once he woke up in the early morning , and saw a rat in the middle of the floor , looking at him . |
| 6 | Two nights later he woke up in the small hours and lay there coldly . |
| 7 | Stoically he put up with the complaints of his wife , Elsie . |
| 8 | On the way back he pulled up on the side of the road and just said mum and him could n't live together any more . ’ |
| 9 | Well he climbed up on the roof and he came down again and whatever he done , there was nothing wrong with the roof for a start |
| 10 | Roxburgh 's point on the subject of Ferguson 's fledgling status was well made , too , but even he finished up with the impression that nobody was listening to him at yesterday 's press conference . |
| 11 | And then he looked up at the front window . |
| 12 | Then he looked up at the Trunchbull , then at the tall stringy cook with her lemon-juice mouth . |
| 13 | Then he looked up at the new young golden eagle who had been available under special government licence and brought in as her replacement . |
| 14 | Then he looked up at the black smoke which came from the Forfarshire 's funnel . |
| 15 | He enjoyed his meal , and then he looked up at the waiter , smiled and said , ‘ I have n't got any money , you know . |
| 16 | Then he looked up at the sky , and saw the plane just before it went behind a cloud on its way to Port au Prince airport . |
| 17 | Then he looked up at the portrait of Sir Humphrey Agnew and smiled . |
| 18 | Then he looked up towards the softly defined slopes , high above the village . |
| 19 | Then he looked up towards the back , and Shelley knew , with a sudden shock , that he must be looking for her , but she was too nervous to stand up . |
| 20 | The farmer did not reply for a moment , then he went up between the cows and gently rubbed Blossom 's forehead " Aye , this is the one , Jack . " |
| 21 | Son told us how to do it once , so he got the book out and he said , oh , then he gave up in the end ! |
| 22 | Then he climbed up on the rail and swung muscularly from the butt of one of the loading extensors . |
| 23 | The phone kept ringing and no one there , and then he turned up on the doorstep . |
| 24 | He 'd warn Lee when he got up to the wood . |
| 25 | Remember when he went up to the aeroplane , Jim only hate to haul him away and slap him once and he learned , he did n't go near an aeroplane any more |
| 26 | He must have had as fine a view of the burgeoning industry of Glasgow , as he had of the stars when he peered up at the heavens from the University Observatory at Dowanhill . |
| 27 | ‘ His great hour was when he dressed up as the newspaper boy and went to meet the train , ’ Sheila said tentatively . |
| 28 | The 1988 Scottish Grand National winner Mighty Mark has been missing engagements since the start of the season but finally appeared at Corbridge where he trotted up in the Open . |
| 29 | Again he looked up from the paper and smiled conciliatingly at his audience . |
| 30 | On the open road beyond he went up through the gears , racing a train on his left . |