Example sentences of "[adv] [conj] [pron] [vb past] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | It seemed bigger than the sun and it sailed with a peculiar swiftness up into the heavens , growing paler and brighter as it did so until it lit up the plain with a dull , yellow light . |
| 2 | And they put all those factors together and they weighed up the alternatives and you 've heard some of them already . |
| 3 | It shone through , not only by the dedication she demonstrated to earn her outstanding successes internationally in both lawn tennis and golf but — in a way — even more so as she faced up the cruel two-year reality of fighting a terminal illness until her recent death at the age of 45 . |
| 4 | But after 74 miles , they were all together as they charged up the last climb to the finishing line . |
| 5 | So when he woke up the donkey was looking at him . |
| 6 | In 1747 , Stukeley could stand Stamford no longer and he took up the living of St. George 's in Bloomsbury , London , thus ending his associations with the town . |
| 7 | Shortly before he took up the study of genetics , the American biologist Thomas Hunt Morgan wrote a book , Evolution and Adaptation ( 1903 ) , arguing that evolution was governed solely by the production of saltations , and had nothing to do with adapting the species to its environment . |
| 8 | But suddenly , just as I grabbed up the half-eroded head of a carved-stone monkey , I found my finger caught so fast between its gritty teeth that a gasp broke from me . |
| 9 | His code was no problem ; had n't she seen it enough times anyway when he powered up the network ? |
| 10 | It was also noticed that he ceased to whistle unconsciously as he walked up the aisle from the vestry . |
| 11 | She saw Elaine as soon as she walked up the planked wooden steps to the bar , and noticed as she drew closer that her friend was already tipsy . |
| 12 | As soon as she picked up the receiver I 'd say , ‘ It 's Robina , ’ and then cut off . |
| 13 | " Essoldo Cinema , good morning , " it said again , as soon as she picked up the receiver in the hall . |
| 14 | As soon as he hung up the phone , he started to pack a few things . |
| 15 | I ca n't as soon as you warmed up the pie |
| 16 | It was after nine-thirty when we finished , because I remember that Mrs Reynolds had gone home and I washed up the cups myself . ’ |
| 17 | Since you arrived , ever since she picked up the … vibrations between us , that first lunchtime , she has done everything in her power to stir up trouble , including that episode in my office , and tonight 's performance . |
| 18 | I was carried ignominiously between two colleagues back to the car and greeted my wife with the sheepish grin she had been dreading ever since I took up the sport . |
| 19 | It was dark and the sea was rising rapidly as I came up the firth , keeping the bows in the direction of the flashing lighthouse on the White Hill of Vatster . |
| 20 | Ben Hanbury is flying as well and he picked up the big race there yesterday with White Crown . |
| 21 | The embalmers had done what they could but , even as they walked up the nave , both Cranston and Athelstan caught the whiff of putrefaction . |
| 22 | He smiled reassuringly as he started up the engine , which obliged first time . |
| 23 | While it was charming I was not at all happy there so I gave up the grandiose life and moved over to the Peel Street YMCA . |
| 24 | The mare was breathing hard as she trotted up the pastureland . |
| 25 | Mr Chris Patten , the Environment Secretary , said he was sure Mr Chope could reply comprehensively when he summed up the debate . |
| 26 | could n't tell you but er these cars turned up erm , there were n't no hearse and off they went and er course when I went up the garden to get some washing in Claire came up and er anyway she said er about Mr and I said well I assume it was him , I saw Mrs and she starts on about this dog barking out in the garden again ! |
| 27 | Well daddy 's one day and he up this big flagstone and it was er topping off a grave and did n't ken what to do so he just put the flagstone back and kept on and the next time he went to he and he it up again and he took up the skull and . |
| 28 | She could hear Penry moving about upstairs as he made up the other bed . |
| 29 | His head slumped forward as he gave up the ghost . |
| 30 | Graham asked casually as he zipped up the holdall . |