Example sentences of "[vb past] up [pers pn] [verb] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he woke up he found a little stain , which he thought must be a map of Ireland , on the sheet . |
| 2 | A police spokesman said yesterday : ‘ When she woke up she found the front door wide open . |
| 3 | As she straightened up she felt a sudden pain like a knife being thrust into her lower back . |
| 4 | When I straightened up I heard a slight sound behind me . |
| 5 | As the ground drifted up he saw the barbarian standing stock still , chest heaving , arms hanging loosely by his sides . |
| 6 | When the children grew up they had a restricted freedom because the ‘ little people ’ did not permit them to go beyond certain points on a piece of land so the giants rebelled against this , thus starting a war . |