Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] up [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dan got up from the breakfast bar . |
| 2 | Philippa got up from the chair she had brought into the kitchen , went to take the cloth from Lee 's lap , decided against it , and started to wipe up the insidious liquid with tissues . |
| 3 | The VW drew up at the pumps about twenty minutes later . |
| 4 | Er I liked to ask you erm about if you , if you think that Harlow lives up to the ideal of the New Town ? |
| 5 | Aldhelm got up from the turf on which a new and unsteady lamb was also trying to get to its feet , nuzzled by the quivering ewe . |
| 6 | Carlie got up from the footstool . |
| 7 | ‘ I 've never eaten them , ’ Richard gazed up at the man , his clear chestnut eyes , starry with their thick lashes , open wide as he judged the amount of pathos necessary to achieve his aim . |
| 8 | Hatch straightened up from the plant box , and surveyed his handiwork for a second before looking at Cowley and saying , ‘ Maiden Lane or Memory Lane ? |
| 9 | As Glisseuse emerged from the Swale channel at the Queenborough end , she was picked up by Vigilant and followed to the upper reaches of the Medway while Venturous made all speed round the outside of Sheppey to catch up on the operation which was now well under control . |
| 10 | Erm , it was called the Marseillaise , erm , because the volunteers from Marseilles came up from the south , and entered Paris and they were singing , erm , this one . |
| 11 | David came up with the name Depeche Mode after seeing the french magazine of the same name . ’ |
| 12 | In the absence of the injured Matt Gallagher , Brian Murray switches to full back with Anthony Molloy and Barry Cunningham teaming up in the middle of the field . |
| 13 | Richard squinted up at the sun then fell into step beside her . |
| 14 | The arrival of flight IB 640 from Tenerife came up on the screen . |
| 15 | Scared pelicans flapped away , and Ellen came up from the galley to see what had caused the commotion . |
| 16 | Many of today 's athletic superstars , such as Linford Christie , Colin Jackson , Roger Black , Sally Gunnell and Liz McColgan came up through the ranks of schools athletics . |
| 17 | Later I turned a page and uttered a gasp of stunned surprise that made Edward look up from the manuscript he scrutinized . |
| 18 | During a full meeting of the convention later , Councillor John Connolly , of Central Region and chairman of the COSLA water and sewerage committee , said that since a great deal had been heard about taking stock it was time Mr Lang faced up to the fact that he had completely lost the argument for privatised water and sewerage services , including a franchise arrangement . |
| 19 | Andy reaches up to the iron grating and pulls at it . |
| 20 | STEPPING OUT The Director of SHIRLEY VALENTINE teams up with the stars of EDUCATING RITA and CABARET |
| 21 | Mo gets up on the top of them stands right up the top , spreads around there 's ! |
| 22 | Travis glanced up at the lowering sun . |
| 23 | As Sabrina stood outside the hotel on the Place de la Gare staring up at the Cathedral 's spire silhouetted against the dark , sombre skyline , she let her thoughts drift back over the hours since their departure from New York 's John F. Kennedy Airport . |
| 24 | The second round of meetings between the commission on self-determination , chaired by Ada , and a task force on Guam set up by the administration of US President Bush was held on Feb. 22-23 , 1990 , to discuss the next steps in drafting the Commonwealth Bill . |
| 25 | Ruthven looked up at the birds wheeling and twisting against the blue sky . |
| 26 | Maxham stared up at the ceiling . |
| 27 | As we entered the kitchen Pat looked up at the roof and the large gaping hole caused by a shell that had passed through two floors then smashed through the kitchen door , ending up in the garden . |
| 28 | Piper O'Rourke looked up from the shift supervisor 's desk as a dishevelled and embarrassed Alex Bannen walked into the Belial Base Operations Room , followed by his son . |
| 29 | Meredith went up to the rehearsal room in a less tetchy state of mind . |
| 30 | I saw Falconer go up to the top of the tower . |