Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] up the [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manville picked up the second folder , sighing heavily . |
| 2 | But then should I also have said that Oliver rang up the next day and asked if I 'd liked them ? |
| 3 | When Mary woke up the next morning , she saw a young servant girl cleaning the fireplace . |
| 4 | The Lions eased away after the anticipated all-action start from North Harbour and a 70-yard touch kick by Rob Andrew set up the first score in the ninth minute . |
| 5 | The government had been thinking about ways for the administration to maintain some degree of control over the colonies since the mid-1650s ; in 1675 Charles set up the first organization to establish any record of continuity , a sign that his possessions overseas were settling down into some sort of discernible order . |
| 6 | Nevertheless , having had far too much to drink , Clare woke up the next morning in James 's bed , saw that it was nearly nine o'clock , fled to work in her crumpled clothes but arrived late again . |
| 7 | When Clare woke up the next morning , the sky was grey and the sun was not shining . |
| 8 | The poster has been displayed on Underground stations throughout London as part of the ‘ Art on the Underground ’ series , and on hand to help Adrian put up the first poster , naturally at The Oval station , was veteran commentator and director of The Cricketer , Brian Johnston ( both pictured left ) . |
| 9 | When John Moores set up the first Littlewoods catalogue in 1932 , housewives ' shopping clubs were all the rage . |