Example sentences of "[v-ing] [pron] up at [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Once it was dry , Louise styled Kukkay 's hair by twisting it up at the back to create fullness on top while still leaving it curly and ‘ free ’ . |
2 | She was confused , one of her friends was picking her up at the studios that afternoon , not M. Apéritif , but a doe-eyed Persian who was — he said — training to be an engineer . |
3 | Finally she stepped into her chosen dress , zipping it up at the back with practised ease . |
4 | He scuttled ahead of them , bunching himself up at the approach to turnings in case anyone was coming the other way , and skimming over pools of polished moonlight with the feverish agility of a small bat . |
5 | Well you see , you actually see tho them little punks collecting them up at the end of the night do n't you ? |
6 | And who is that whooping it up at the bar with a glass in his hand ? |
7 | ‘ They 're certainly tearing things down and putting them up at the moment . |
8 | He had made his right hand into a fist and was jabbing it up at the sky , feinting in the direction of the falling missile . |