Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] up the [noun] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 As soon as she got into the house , Molly ran up the stone stairs to the kitchen tap before she switched on the light .
2 In his usual cold manner , Falkenhayn summed up the March results as follows : ‘ owing to the peculiar conformation we could not use these successes to bring our artillery far enough forward , and consequently the preparatory work here had to be continued . ’
3 Terry Miller picked up the Grantley Times .
4 Building on the core collection which once formed part of the outstanding collection of Sir Thomas Lawrence , Parker built up the Ashmolean prints and drawings collection into one of the world 's finest .
5 Carson ran up the brick steps to the courtyard 's wooden side-door , rattling the bolt free and stepping out into the narrow alley that ran down the side of the house .
6 Isaac and Austin Copley set up the rail users group over 2 years ago to complain about poor service on the Banbury London line .
7 ‘ Just keep walking , ’ whispered Rex , as he and Laura marched up the marble steps which led to the plaza before the great building .
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