Example sentences of "and [adv] [vb past] up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the diminutive Andy — people often wonder how he hauls around the pro bags that stand as high as him — the triumphs he has shared with Nick Faldo are something of a fulfilment of his own ambition of winning the titles himself : he started as a tournament professional with dreams of a major championship before realizing he would not make the grade as a pro , and so took up the bag instead of the club . |
| 2 | World prices for Arabian light grade had dropped by around $4.50 per barrel since October 1991 , to about $18.50 , at a time when the onset of winter in the northern hemisphere would normally have increased demand and thus shored up the price . |
| 3 | On Dec. 17 Gaidar was made presidential economic adviser and also took up the directorship of the Institute for the Problems of the Transition Period . |
| 4 | At the gangway he hesitated and then ran up the bank after them . |
| 5 | The entire band dropped into the valley beyond us , and then proceeded up the Bitterroot . |
| 6 | Asik was glad to get a drink ; it did not matter to him if the water was dirty or clean , he was thirsty and gulped down as much as he could , washed his feet and then filled up the water jug . |
| 7 | My mother and I helped push him up the ladder into the attic ( not easy — he was no lightweight ) , and then passed up the bucket for him to quench the flames . |
| 8 | Rain packed half her things and then picked up the telephone . |
| 9 | I waited until the Worm was back in there and then blocked up the hole through which it had come . |
| 10 | I knew it was inside , set a trap within the hole and then blocked up the entrance . |
| 11 | Both guards broke clear , looked round for a moment and then leapt up the bank into the wood . |
| 12 | I began the basic structure of the rose leaves in the bottom left of the picture and then built up the shape with the larger open roses , tucking the asparagus fern and gypsophila behind them , and finally put the buds into position . |
| 13 | He kissed her again and then started up the car . |
| 14 | They also beat West Ham in the Zenith Data Systems Cup and never gave up the belief that despite being under pressure they could record a third victory last night . |
| 15 | They have had a mortgage with the Abbey National for four years and recently took up the offer of a fixed rate of 10.99% until 1999 . |