Example sentences of "and [vb past] up the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And at once , two more leapt forward and scooped up the bleeding lumps of flesh and bone and flung them into the open furnaces . |
| 2 | She went downstairs and brought up the only sweets she had in the house ; a box of liqueur chocolates . |
| 3 | She reached the house and went up the three flights . |
| 4 | This massive forced deportation concluded Charles ' conquest of Saxony , for as a chronicler records ‘ henceforth they abandoned worship of evil spirits , and gave up the wicked customs of their forefathers , received the sacrament of Christian baptism , mingling with the Franks until at last they were reckoned as one race … ’ |
| 5 | ‘ The delivery room was up two flights of stairs , so Tony picked me up and ran up the two flights with me . |
| 6 | His players carried out the plan to the letter and wrapped up the three points as a perfect birthday gift . |
| 7 | Unfortunately , we often lose sight of this goal and set up the organizational layers in our managerial hierarchies to accommodate pay brackets and facilitate career development instead . |