Example sentences of "as [pron] [verb] up [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either I had been put to bed , I thought , as I woke up next morning , in the wee cold room at the top of the house , or my standard drunk-person 's on-board auto-pilot facility was improving with experience . |
| 2 | Notice as you walk up this path the difference between the plantation on the left , which has a mixture of broadleaf and coniferous trees , and that on the right which is mostly pine . |
| 3 | They danced in front of her as she went up Long Field , following Joe and the horse and heaving old broad bean haulms into the cart . |
| 4 | It was easy to imagine the sparkle in Sophie 's eyes as she snapped up this morsel . |
| 5 | Aileen Gillies was all brisk agreement as she wrapped up some food in a cloth and gave it to them while her husband busied himself with laying the fire . |
| 6 | But as soon as we bring up this question … we come up against a ‘ sore subject ’ . |
| 7 | As we heat up this mixture , its temperature increases to point C. It then boils . |
| 8 | Nations have to do this at the same time as they keep up economic growth , or accept a drop in standards of living . |
| 9 | And even as they fouled up long-held theories on what was sexy , they gave a whole new dimension to perceptions of ‘ womanhood ’ . |
| 10 | I must stress that only aluminium cans are acceptable and , if possible , they should be crushed as they take up less room . |
| 11 | Warmed by Coleman 's sympathy , El-Jorr made a point of introducing him to all the CIs and ‘ mules ’ who arrived at Eurame on their way back and forth along the pipeline , including him in the conversation as they brewed up endless cups of Lebanese coffee . |
| 12 | Middlesbrough showed their battling qualities as they soaked up strong second-half pressure , and even survived a hotly disputed penalty . |
| 13 | And as it takes up little room , tie is also a good idea , ‘ just in case ’ . |
| 14 | Challenging the fast-flowing stream , a black and white dipper ‘ swam ’ against the current , half-submerged as it snapped up aquatic delicacies . |
| 15 | The Oceanis thundered down the middle of the harbour , the anchor crunching as it picked up several chains on the bottom . |
| 16 | Joseph scowled back with mock ferocity at his brother as he picked up another glass and he was sipping it more circumspectly when a grinning dark-haired French youth of about eighteen approached them , holding out his hand . |
| 17 | She nodded , then , as he picked up another chair , she said , ‘ Leave that one , please . |