Example sentences of "[coord] [noun sg] [vb past] up the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | But it 's only just over two and a half years since the village Post Office and shop put up the shutters for the last time . |
2 | Lisa settled down with the bulldog clip that held the current day 's orders , and Folly picked up the accounts book . |
3 | Summer died under the weight of falling leaves , and autumn filled up the ruts in the road with rainwater , like blood filling fresh claw-marks . |
4 | ‘ Thallium , ’ you said , ‘ job for you ! ’ and thallium picked up the papers , simpered , and went out into the world to do your bidding . |
5 | Brown pulled a goal back for Haverhill after 65 minutes , but –––Norwich sewed up the points when Gill scored their third . |