Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pers pn] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I merely led him up the garden path ; he is perhaps still wondering whether there be an anatomical difference — let us say from the vertical to the horizontal — in respect of a love-making position . |
| 2 | Just push it up the bum . |
| 3 | It used to be regarded as a premium fuel for domestic and commercial use , now we just send it up the chimneys of power stations . |
| 4 | The signs are not always immediately apparent or indicative , and can easily lead us up the garden path ; we have to learn to recognize the various spots and blemishes , however small . |
| 5 | A change in our fortunes at Kenilworth Road will soon get us up the table . ’ |
| 6 | He gave it a stab which only just carried it up the slope and onto the edge of the green . |
| 7 | Kate had to pull the girl from the car and practically drag her up the garden path to the house . |
| 8 | and even if I ca n't take it up on the day , I could probably take it up the night before . |
| 9 | Why do you have to take your skateboard because you ca n't ride it up the bank can you ? |
| 10 | He immediately took me up the tower , and — stepping out onto the balcony — I saw Oxford for the first time . |
| 11 | Now I 'm aware that many parents bring their children for baptism from reasons of superstition or custom or anything you like I 'm reminded of a certain tax gatherer who , inspired by sheer idle curiosity , climbed a tree curiosity maybe took him up the tree but it was the grace of God that brought him down . |