Example sentences of "pulled up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The girl who was dressing her pulled up the zipper while Paula kicked off a pair of black suede shoes and eased her feet into crocodile ones . |
| 2 | When his mother knocked on the door he pulled up the sheet . |
| 3 | She neither sobbed nor wept aloud as Dr Neil sighed , closed Effie 's eyes , pulled up the sheet , and rose to walk to the window , to look out of it , at nothing , McAllister suspected . |
| 4 | Hastily she pulled up the sheet , and saw by the gleam in his eyes that he was cynically amused by her modesty . |
| 5 | He reached across and pulled up the blanket until it covered the boy 's chest . |
| 6 | And she pulled up the weeds and she pulled up the teasels . |
| 7 | The water in the moat was deep , and if he pulled up the drawbridge over the moat , no one could get to him . |
| 8 | But at night the Duke locked the door of her room , and pulled up the drawbridge . |
| 9 | She saw the dawn when it came and pulled up the blind . |
| 10 | Billy Tolboys pulled up the collar of his ancient leather overcoat and hunched down even deeper into the motorcycle sidecar . |
| 11 | Len pulled up the collar of his great coat up over his ears , then added , ‘ I hope they 've got that stove going . |
| 12 | Tabitha Jute pulled up the collar of her old foil jacket and strode off past the concession stalls , looking for transport . |
| 13 | Nellie pulled up the collar of her coat against the wind . |
| 14 | Billy pulled up the collar of his coat and rammed his hands deep into his trouser pockets , feeling suddenly cold as he plodded on . |
| 15 | With difficulty , she rolled her body into a more comfortable position , pulled up the collar of her cherry wool coat , twisted her scarf around her head , and heaped bracken to form a pillow ; with her head upon it , she stared crossly at the now leaden sky overhead . |
| 16 | A chill wind had come with the onset of darkness and Magee pulled up the collar of his coat as protection against the breeze . |
| 17 | Gregson pulled up the collar of his jacket . |
| 18 | Despite the sunshine , it was a crisp , cold day , and she pulled up the collar of her black jacket , flicking the long auburn mane of her hair out of the way . |
| 19 | Berger watched him for a while , and then he also pulled up the collar of his greatcoat and turned into the corner . |
| 20 | He pulled up the collar of his overcoat and lit a cigarette . |
| 21 | Joseph 's people pulled up the stakes that the surveyors planted , but after the ratification of the Thief Treaty the next year , they continued to arrive . |
| 22 | The nurse pulled up the metal sides and closed them with a clang so that Dot was like a caged prisoner . |
| 23 | Matilda pulled up the rope and hooked the handle of the bucket on to the end of it . |
| 24 | These were manned by guards whose only access to the towers was by way of a single rope which they had to climb in a gymnastic fashion ; they then pulled up the rope and remained in the towers for the rest of the shift . |
| 25 | Four times a day , the nurse pulled back the white cover , turned Dot on her side , pulled up the gown and thrust the needle in with the savage pain of a bayonet . |
| 26 | Adam quickly crossed to the desk , leant behind it and pulled up the register . |
| 27 | We rounded them up , pulled up the anchor with some difficulty from the sticky mud ( when chartering in these waters , make sure you get a boat with a windlass ) and set off . |
| 28 | I got to my feet , pulled up the trousers which shackled my ankles , and tried again . |
| 29 | So he pulled up the brakes on the reindeer |
| 30 | And she pulled up the weeds and she pulled up the teasels . |