Example sentences of "ran up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | CATS , wrote London 's Daily Star , ran up the curtains when the BBC broadcast too realistic a warning to pet-owners against the use of fireworks . |
| 2 | Philip ran up the village . |
| 3 | Carson ran up the brick steps to the courtyard 's wooden side-door , rattling the bolt free and stepping out into the narrow alley that ran down the side of the house . |
| 4 | With a squeak of pain and fear , and a look of real hate , it ran up the back of the chair and made a great jump onto the rope of the alarm bell . |
| 5 | Tim went ran up the tree . |
| 6 | Then she saw Daak swinging above her , hanging by one hand from a cable that ran up the stanchion , his other hand holding the grenade . |
| 7 | Hickory , hickory dock , the mouse ran up the clock , the clock struck one , down the mouse run , hickory , tickery dock , tick tock |
| 8 | Hey diddle diddle , the cat and the fiddle , Hickory Dickory dock the mouse ran up the clock , one , two , three , four , five , once I caught a fish alive , just those , three times |
| 9 | He ran up the ramp , the sergeant liftmaster activating the hydraulics even before he had set loot on it . |
| 10 | As soon as she got into the house , Molly ran up the stone stairs to the kitchen tap before she switched on the light . |
| 11 | Rain ran up the rest of the stairs . |
| 12 | Dropping the Brownie Annual , Jenny ran up the dale alongside the river as hard as she could go . |
| 13 | Intruding on a newly married couple sounded a textbook mistake when he surveyed it , but plainly both of them were glad he was there ; he could see it in their faces and ran up the platform with joy , not shy at all about the reflection of his hurtling bulk in the glass of a newsagent 's stall . |
| 14 | Elaine ran up the beach , Christina sauntering slowly behind . |
| 15 | It ran up the rope of the alarm bell and disappeared in the darkness . |
| 16 | Then he ran up the rope of the alarm bell . |
| 17 | Again the rat ran up the rope of the alarm bell . |
| 18 | It ran up the rope like lightning , while the heavy lamp shook with its desperate speed . |
| 19 | ‘ The rat always ran up the rope of the alarm bell ? ’ he asked . |
| 20 | The rat turned , ran up the rope again and disappeared . |
| 21 | Maggie 's mum taught her how to sew , years ago , they had an old Singer from her aunt who died , and ran up the clothes for all the family . |
| 22 | ‘ Must be a moral there somewhere , ’ he mused , as he ran up the gangplank . |
| 23 | Reporters and police rushed for cover , watching Janotte as he ran up the banks of a nearby gully . |
| 24 | Willie ran up the pathway towards the cottage , through the graves and under the oak tree , his shoes squelching . |
| 25 | The cavalry officer pushed a hand through his long golden hair as he ran up the house steps . |
| 26 | At the gangway he hesitated and then ran up the bank after them . |
| 27 | ‘ Once I hit the 2O mile mark I started to feel stronger and my speed picked up slightly , but as I ran up the Mall towards Buckingham Palace I discovered a new meaning to the word pain . |
| 28 | Tim ran up the roof to the window . |
| 29 | Whatever else was wrong with him he was at least honest , Carrie thought as she ran up the town . |
| 30 | Suddenly it rushed at the tree , leapt onto a low branch , and ran up the trunk . |