Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] [vb past] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some mill-workers on a mid-shift and a group of men crossing the river to look for work made up the rest of the throng , with the exception of a portly little man with a bowler hat , waistcoat and watch-chain , a foreman from one of the Govan yards on an errand for the Head Office . |
| 2 | A dash of lightning lit up the inn sign . |
| 3 | When a flash of lightning lit up the sky to the south we decided we 'd better go now ! |
| 4 | Then the angry dancing glare of fire lit up the darkness from further back along the main corridor . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , the woman in question picked up the piece of paper with her name and address on along with all the Sanctuary 's records , and has not been seen since . |
| 6 | London papers in fact ate up the scandal , writing that the New York socialists would ‘ nevermore import a professional agitator from the effete monarchies of Europe . |
| 7 | After a break , the play had more life with it as City stepped up the pressure and encamping their opponent 's half for long periods . |
| 8 | Members thanked David McBeath for taking photographs of the War Memorial and Alan Gibson for helping set up the Christmas tree . |