Example sentences of "he [vb past] up [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Admitted to the livery in 1822 , he moved up through the ranks to become master in 1828–30 , thereafter sitting in the court of assistants . |
| 2 | She stole a look at him ; he was looking grimmer by the minute — he would n't show any mercy once he caught up with the culprits . |
| 3 | When he caught up with the spectators following the last match he picked up the information that had filtered back through the crowd 's grapevine . |
| 4 | He must have had as fine a view of the burgeoning industry of Glasgow , as he had of the stars when he peered up at the heavens from the University Observatory at Dowanhill . |
| 5 | In terms of Greater York and its th the York greenbelt I think it 's true to say that er some time ago when David Kaiserman of Manchester did research on greenbelts he came to the view , or he came up with the conclusions from his questionnaires that he sent round , and that study was done , must be ten , fifteen years ago or more , that greenbelts should endure unchanged for at least twenty years , and probably in excess of thirty , and those were the responses of county planning and other major planning authorities at that time , that view if anything has hardened , the public view would be way beyond thirty years . |
| 6 | ‘ He came up from the ranks . |
| 7 | He glanced up at the windows of the three handsome houses . |
| 8 | He stared back at the Cages , he glanced up at the trees behind them , he stared at the people who stared at him . |
| 9 | He finished up in the chimpanzees ' cage , hanging from the bars , while trying to retrieve his beret , stolen by one of the animals . |
| 10 | He pulled up at the pumps and the attendant , a young black wearing green coveralls and cap bearing the petrol company 's logo , approached and leaned down to the open window . |
| 11 | On the open road beyond he went up through the gears , racing a train on his left . |
| 12 | I slipped in by the cemetery gate , as I left , and he went up through the trees to the path by which he had made his way to join me . |
| 13 | The farmer did not reply for a moment , then he went up between the cows and gently rubbed Blossom 's forehead " Aye , this is the one , Jack . " |
| 14 | The sleeping-bag he rolled up in the blankets and tied with belts so that he could carry it on his back . |
| 15 | He looked up into the eyes of the figure on the wall and saw pain , and sorrow and pity there . |
| 16 | ‘ Man wounded , ’ said Charlie in a loud whisper as he looked up towards the trenches . |
| 17 | He looked up through the branches into the sky , waiting for her tears to pass . |
| 18 | He looked up at the clouds . |
| 19 | He looked up at the horses , shading his eyes against a sting of sun from the west . |
| 20 | He looked up at the windows of the house . |
| 21 | He looked up at the stairs . |
| 22 | He looked up at the newcomers outlined against the bright light of the street . |
| 23 | He looked up to the windows of Rose 's flat . |
| 24 | He looked up from the papers he 'd been working on and said blandly , ‘ Ah , Luce … |
| 25 | He stared up into the shadows . |
| 26 | He stared up at the windows and then caught sight of the pulpit . |
| 27 | He stared up at the shelves above him . |
| 28 | Stoically he put up with the complaints of his wife , Elsie . |
| 29 | He swept up to the gates of the converted Flax Wharf warehouse and sounded the horn . |
| 30 | ‘ That this deal he set up with the Iranians through Nadirpur — part of the arrangement was that Philippe be released — in return for French arms . ’ |