Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] [vb past] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then , after a time , we er had the er electricity took up the yard and into the shop and then we was able to buy a little machine you know what I mean and it went from there . |
| 2 | Then Davide 's father brought up the Socialists ' opposition to the war , which Tommaso scorned ; and the talk of money resumed . |
| 3 | Italy 's monarchy set up the agency 100 years ago to provide services to some 90 regional consortia that helped farmers and food companies sell their output and buy supplies . |
| 4 | The short burst from Silk 's Uzi lit up the bridge in a flickering light , showing its emptiness as the cat bucked and disintegrated in a shower of red pieces . |
| 5 | Captain Logan fulfilled Wahlitits ' omen of death and then fell himself as Wahlitits ' wife took up the warrior 's rifle . |
| 6 | The MI5 man picked up the telephone and pressed the digits with the forefinger of the same , left hand . |