Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] [prep] [verb] up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet , in spite of all that , and the old mid-winter recordings within me , that winter — last winter — I never once resorted to glancing up at the pulley with its rope , the exhaust pipe of my car nor even the barrel of my shotgun . |
| 2 | Tony , 47 , who once admitted to drinking up to twelve pints a night , just ca n't resist a good time . |
| 3 | I forgot everything I ever knew about standing up for myself and , without argument , I slunk meekly into the night . |
| 4 | ‘ My nickname was ‘ Rabbit ’ because of my prominent front teeth — so when we decided to get married , I instantly thought of dressing up as the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland . |
| 5 | I then thought of running up to the local police station , but I was worried that a train might have come . ’ |