Example sentences of "[vb past] up to the [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | A few moments later , however , a taxi drew up to the kerb and he thrust his golden head out of the window . |
| 2 | Alec moved up to the plane and ran a loving hand along its polished propeller blade . |
| 3 | The societies woke up to the threat and realised that the public was no longer naturally coming to them for mortgages . |
| 4 | While in the 1970s Turkish law prevented any art or antiquities from leaving the country , for whatever reason , in the 1980s the Turkish government woke up to the prestige and international recognition that could accrue from sending travelling exhibitions abroad . |
| 5 | A delivery truck drove up to the quay and transferred the entire contents — 107 cases of beer — to the South African yacht , a one-off 61-footer ( 18.5m ) . |
| 6 | She had just finished breakfast when Alain drove up to the house and he was alone ; Marguerite noted that fact with some surprise . |
| 7 | She came up to the wind and headed out to sea as I swung round . |
| 8 | The keeper called , ‘ Sue , Sue — come here , ’ and a young leopard came up to the bars and rubbed herself against them while he stroked her back . |
| 9 | After some time , another official climbed up to the platform and spoke to me . |
| 10 | He climbed up to the catwalk and examined the roof , then strolled around surveying the empty space and making knowledgeable noises . |
| 11 | Very flat on the bottom and turned up to the bow and that 's what the salmon fishers used in the in the rivers for pulling their nets in and fishing salmon on the . |
| 12 | Detailed Description : the steps which led up to the problem and any messages or codes that were included . |
| 13 | Every Scot knows at least part of the story of the massacre , but many are not aware of the background that led up to the atrocity and too little is known about the heinous wickedness of some of the characters involved . |
| 14 | Harper rode up to the man and saw the broken wheel spokes impaled in his belly and groin . |
| 15 | One day in summer a lady on horseback rode up to the house and knocked on the door . |
| 16 | LIKE a child playing secret games , Sinead O'Connor crept up to the window and peered into the cosy room . |
| 17 | Well when you collected the dues er it meant taking it up to the office every Monday and when you got up to the office and got talking to the officials and such like the interest became greater and er it developed from there that er the workers of thought they should have er should have a representative on the committee . |
| 18 | Ye , yesterday afternoon , as a matter of fact , I walked up to the gate and I come back and I just walked across the lawn and I I felt the sun . |
| 19 | He walked up to the pram and looked down at the young child . |
| 20 | He walked up to the green and found a spot to land on . |
| 21 | We walked up to the fall and what would I not give if I could convey to you the images and feelings which were then communicated to me . |
| 22 | I believe I gave Joe a bit of a shock when I walked up to the table and played a few shots with him . |
| 23 | The Weasel stepped up to the horse and peered at the dishevelled figure . |
| 24 | Alice went up to the door and knocked , but there was a lot of noise inside and nobody answered . |
| 25 | We went up to the Downs and at least I stayed in the saddle , and felt indeed a new sense of being at home there , of being at ease . |
| 26 | He went up to the Palestinian and shot him at close range , the army said . |
| 27 | I had it in big letters — ‘ Father ’ Arrien ( the father in inverted commas ! ) will preach on the blasphemy of the Roman Mass on such and such an evening — and the priest of the town , he went up to the council and objected to this and said that Wylie 's a trouble maker . |
| 28 | The horse went up to the manger and stood there . |
| 29 | I went up to the union and reported it and asked them to do something about it . |
| 30 | And then they went up to the village and it the first one would been 's , 's and and 's . |