Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [vb past] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lamps were out and the curtains open , letting in an aquarium light that showed up the room for what it really was : a cold , colourless tomb . |
| 2 | Perdita , bra-less , in a T-shirt and a skirt that buttoned up the front for easy access , writhed and burned beside him . |
| 3 | She crossed the bedroom and picked up the cigar and put it back on the table . |
| 4 | A long and heart-felt kiss was interrupted by the phone and I hurried back into the bedroom and picked up the extension in time to hear Ed Grainger . |
| 5 | After winning the Berkhamsted he went back to his home club and picked up the Watson Trophy with a 69 . |
| 6 | I pushed the wrench down the side of Armstrong 's driving seat and wound up the engine . |
| 7 | At last the cabby climbed up to his seat and whipped up the horse . |
| 8 | Whitlock shoved him back onto a tarpaulin in the corner of the warehouse and scooped up the Browning . |
| 9 | I straightened my shoulders , choked back a small tear for the loss of a good buddy and turned up the collar of my trenchcoat . |
| 10 | He was halfway through his coffee when he swung his legs off the couch and picked up the phone to the embassy . |
| 11 | She stopped her car and bustled up the pavement . |
| 12 | As I stepped out of the boat and walked up the beach , I noticed that although the sun had been very hot , the air suddenly seemed cooler . |
| 13 | Clearly this was no place for me , and having tiptoed back to the sitting-room , I switched on a light and picked up the evening paper . |
| 14 | Senna capitalised on the absence of Mansell , the one driver who could have beaten the Brazilian and wrapped up the world championship in Prost 's favour . |
| 15 | ‘ Having ignored the demand side and played up the supply side , Niskanen has unbalanced his theory ’ ( Jackson 1982 , p. 132 ) . |
| 16 | He lapsed into a sullen silence as the cab left the confines of the airport terminal and cruised up the turnpike onto the freeway . |
| 17 | Then she saw Daak swinging above her , hanging by one hand from a cable that ran up the stanchion , his other hand holding the grenade . |
| 18 | And of course , as I 'm the Editor and set up the rules for these features , I can cheat a little bit over costs … |
| 19 | I stuck my nose in the beaker and hoovered up the aroma in the approved fashion . |
| 20 | The sunlight shone through the glass of the conservatory and showed up the piece of gold in his front tooth , the little , gingery hairs in the folds of his red cheeks , the grey ones in his drooping moustache . |
| 21 | A ray of sunlight came through the window and lit up the specks of snuff that had wafted from Fagg 's clothing as he sat down . |
| 22 | Then , when she turned the corner , he went out to the hall and picked up the phone . |
| 23 | Then she hurried into the hall and picked up the telephone , intent upon speaking to Ursula and demanding an explanation . |
| 24 | Ginny ran into the hall and picked up the handset . |
| 25 | She rushed into the hall and picked up the receiver . |
| 26 | Very quietly she turned around , walked back into the lobby and picked up the phone . |
| 27 | Finally , I finished a recording for home and wrote up the log . |
| 28 | James Spicer , his military persona now well to the fore , ignored the question and picked up the phone . |
| 29 | Rudd 's job was to complete Lotus 's new two-litre engine and set up the plant to make it . |
| 30 | It was said that on the first occasion that a female student ‘ scrubbed ’ with him he was reaching the end of a long case and held up the piece of cat-gut slung under the ureter ( to identify it and keep it safe during the dissection ) , saying ‘ Cut ! ’ |