Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] [vb past] up the [noun sg] " 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 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 .
3 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 .
4 Captain Logan fulfilled Wahlitits ' omen of death and then fell himself as Wahlitits ' wife took up the warrior 's rifle .
5 The MI5 man picked up the telephone and pressed the digits with the forefinger of the same , left hand .
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