Example sentences of "[noun sg] i [vb past] up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | To join the band , I first picked up the sweater piece with right side facing and then using a three pronged latch tool I picked up the band . |
2 | It sounds quite absurd but the other day I walked up the footpath from the road just to see if it was . |
3 | The night I went up the bus was n't due to leave until 11 PM , so I left my luggage with the bus station and went for a meal . |
4 | On impulse I picked up the phone and rang her , hoping I still had the right number . |
5 | Next morning I cleaned up the vomit and got myself ready for school but I still had a nasty taste in my mouth and I was hot and achey . |
6 | So prolific was my perspiration I steamed up the viewfinder , and I imagine my acquaintance now possesses a fine set of prints featuring the edge of my thumb and some clouds . |
7 | I often used to read it when we were in action and , believe it or not , every time I took up the book it opened at page 92 , although I have never deliberately read that page , as far as I can remember — so I took the hint and wrote … ’ |
8 | And all the time I kept up the visualization . |
9 | Nevertheless , in that brief space of time I turned up the flame . |