Example sentences of "and [noun sg] [vb past] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it 's only just over two and a half years since the village Post Office and shop put up the shutters for the last time . |
| 2 | Lisa settled down with the bulldog clip that held the current day 's orders , and Folly picked up the accounts book . |
| 3 | Summer died under the weight of falling leaves , and autumn filled up the ruts in the road with rainwater , like blood filling fresh claw-marks . |
| 4 | The local press and radio picked up the story and carried it week after week — for a couple of years the gay struggle was big news for the folks back home . |
| 5 | ‘ Thallium , ’ you said , ‘ job for you ! ’ and thallium picked up the papers , simpered , and went out into the world to do your bidding . |
| 6 | A music lecturer at the College of Arts and Technology cleared up the mystery . |