Example sentences of "[vb past] up [pron] [noun] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He screwed up his face as the hot water from the kitchen tap scalded his hand . |
| 2 | On Sue Davies ' retirement in April , Sue Grayson Ford took up her post as the new director of the Photographers ' Gallery |
| 3 | On Sue Davies ' retirement in April , Sue Grayson Ford took up her post as the new director of the The Photographers ' Gallery . |
| 4 | David gave up his job as the headmaster of a primary school near St Helens in Lancashire earlier this year , his wife , Vicky gave up the job of supply teaching she had been doing and , with their two children , Jonathan ( 11 ) and Patrick ( 5 ) , set off in May last year for some serious cruising , which includes going transatlantic with the ARC . |
| 5 | The photographers reluctantly put their glasses down and picked up their cameras as the PRO , his hands daintily plucking at the collar of the mink , prepared to unveil the famous figure When every camera was in place , he whisked the coat away . |