Example sentences of "as he [verb] up a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gunman looked around him wildly and the crowd parted as he darted up a narrow alleyway . |
| 2 | Resigning herself to the inevitable , she walked quietly alongside him as he kept up a running commentary on all they passed or saw . |
| 3 | ‘ Well , at least it was positive , ’ he said ruefully as he put up a blunt-fingered hand to touch his cheek . |
| 4 | Mark Todd often appears to be quite casual as he clocks up a fastest time of the day . |
| 5 | Born in Hereford in 1855 , he became known throughout his native county as he built up a detailed knowledge of the countryside of Herefordshire and the Welsh border . |
| 6 | ENGLAND 'S Neil Mosley won the World Amateur Snooker Championship in Malta yesterday , beating as he wrapped up a one-sided final 11–2 against outclassed Filipino Leonardo Andam 11–2 . |