Example sentences of "i [vb past] up [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I woke up to find the doctor lifting me very carefully into my own bed . |
| 2 | So I finished up doing the lot . |
| 3 | No , I rang up to say the car should be out on Monday should I like to say Wednesday , no problem . |
| 4 | Granpa told me to ‘ shhh ’ and did n't smile again until I went up to get the arithmetic prize , a box of coloured crayons that were damned-all use to anyone . |
| 5 | He became more active in the business again , and I grew up learning the ropes . ’ |
| 6 | Instead I warmed up retracing the predawn walk to Cross where I would collect the big rucksack and the last bus to Stornoway . |
| 7 | Early one morning , I ran up to find the horses had the same idea . |
| 8 | The first time I stood up to cross-examine the CEGB 's opening witness , Derek Davis — the man who had said in 1952 that there was ‘ no strong local opposition ’ to Hinkley C — I felt as though I was floundering in a mess of unthought-out quibbles . |
| 9 | There between my legs , the front wheels , and I ended up holding the handlebars and staring into this wee boy 's face a look of sheer fucking terror on his face , |
| 10 | Although the story of my doing Balthazar B and the Beastly Beatitudes is a bit strange inasmuch as I ended up playing the part that was completely opposite from the one I was originally intended to do . |
| 11 | I was getting that sick I ended up signing the papers and Stephen was adopted . |