Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb past] up [art] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The rising sun lit up the topmost stones of the Pyramid , and Flaubert , looking down at his feet , noticed a small business-card pinned in place . |
| 2 | Nesad Causevic , a policeman , was changing shift last November when a grenade blew up a few metres from his car . |
| 3 | A breath of cold , fresh air wafted over his face , as the heavy wooden square eased up a few inches . |
| 4 | A woman got up a few rows back , and threw the hood off her head . |
| 5 | Run For Free led the charge in the £35,000 stamina test , and the Pipe supporting cast mopped up the minor prizes . |
| 6 | His daughter summed up the real emotions of herself and her mother . |
| 7 | The Government set up a Public Schools Commission to investigate the Direct Grant Schools : this brought together the sixty Heads of Direct Grant schools in the Headmasters ' Conference in much the same way as the Taunton Commission had led to the creation of the Conference itself in 1869 . |
| 8 | First , central government set up the Civil Contingencies Unit ( CCU ) , a formal institution based in the cabinet office whose brief was to monitor and respond to industrial disputes in key industries . |
| 9 | Mala 's vigorous snort stirred up a few echoes , but no one looked around . |
| 10 | Two years ago a large building company bought up the remaining fields between the sites and the village and filled them with retirement homes . |
| 11 | After living with his aunt for four years , Mr Banks moved in with his girlfriend , but he moved back home last September after the couple split up a few weeks later and became very depressed . |
| 12 | This talented young Liphook rider notched up a runaway experts class victory in the Bognor Regis Club trial at Lavant , near Chichester . |
| 13 | The WI were magnificent and provided thousands of lunches ; the Red Cross picked up the few casualties and stragglers ; and children along the route played welcome hosepipes on the passing riders . |
| 14 | LONDON & SOUTH-EAST : There were few glimmers of encouragement for Mr Kinnock as the party picked up a dozen seats in the capital and a handful outside , writes David Millward . |