Example sentences of "i [vb past] up to the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I fled up to the tree-house for my knitting but a branch gave way as I grabbed it and I was pitched into the river . |
2 | ‘ I keep wondering what he 'd do if I wandered up to the edge of the pit and leaned over and yelled , ‘ Oi , you down there . |
3 | I was dismayed when I woke up to the fact that the plan was not to wait or extend the building but to send twenty people and their children away to start another church . |
4 | That 's when I woke up to the fact that there was something very wrong with the relationship , and very wrong with my life … ’ |
5 | The morning I was due to leave — the day Chernenko died — I woke up to the sound of Russian troops singing marching songs from the nearby barracks . |
6 | It was nearly dark when I woke up to the sound of Marcus calling me . |
7 | Long before I came up to the gate out of Bourani , I saw something whitish lying in the gap . |
8 | I trudged up to the camp-site again , to find that there was no need even to look for driftwood for a fire . |
9 | So a male companion and I drove up to the starting point in Glen Lyon , a few miles east of Bridge of Balgie where a bridge crosses the River Lyon to a cattle farm . |
10 | I climbed up to the gateway of the bridge and hid in a dark corner . |
11 | Leaping off the bed I hurtled up to the rod which by now was screaming off and picking it up I felt the line pluck nicely through my fingers ; knowing that it must be a cat on the other end gave me a real thrill . |
12 | Suddenly the alarm bell sounded and hastily dressing I rushed up to the bridge . |
13 | I walked up to the bar , passing several people I had never seen before who were obviously volunteers . |
14 | Ye , yesterday afternoon , as a matter of fact , I walked up to the gate and I come back and I just walked across the lawn and I I felt the sun . |
15 | I believe I gave Joe a bit of a shock when I walked up to the table and played a few shots with him . |
16 | I muttered thanks and as she disappeared to the kitchen I stepped up to the sitting room door , knocked rather timidly and entered . |
17 | Oh Brian annoyed me on my lesson I pulled up to the Kingsway right ? |
18 | I , I worked up to the end of May and because of accrued leave I er I left then . |
19 | And I looked up to the air and saw the air in amazement . |
20 | I looked up to the skies for no reason I can now remember , probably a spot of rain or a ray of sunshine . |
21 | Then , in my mind , I reached up to the heavens , held out my hands , grasped the ball and brought it down . |
22 | He said I went up to the pub he says , here 's this bloody mate of mine playing piano , he says he 's got all my gear on ! |
23 | My wife and I went up to the pay booth . |
24 | I went up to the door , meaning to look in on her before going , but there seemed to be an argument going on and I decided not to interrupt . ’ |
25 | which was quicker , took her down to the mission , she stayed in the car till I went up to the mission to get our money signed for our money and come out and er |
26 | So I went up to the bar , back to the party , and still could n't find her . ’ |
27 | During the interval , while one of the barmen was taking a mop and bucket to the front of the stage where everybody had been spitting , I went up to the bar to get some more drinks . |
28 | I went up to the union and reported it and asked them to do something about it . |
29 | When I was in the same area again last week ( w/c July 5 '91 ) I went up to the shelters one evening and cleaned out all the rubbish prior to spending the night there . |
30 | In the evening , after a snack rather than a meal , I went up to the loft and used the telescope to take a distant look at the island , making sure that nothing had happened to it while I rested inside the house . |