Example sentences of "she [vb past] up [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 If it could be arranged , she threw up Into the cars through the holes so created .
2 She glanced up at the stars to avoid looking at his face .
3 Then , standing on tiptoe , she reached up into the eaves where the agricultural tools were stored , and pulled out two wooden rakes , karasos , and two lengths of hemp-fibre rope .
4 It was dark when they got outside , and , walking silently beside him , she stared up at the stars , and gave an unconscious little sigh .
5 The fortune-teller lay on her back behind the low wall and she was dying , or perhaps she was dead , for her eyes were open and she looked up at the stars .
6 She looked up at the books on the shelves and reached for the closest .
7 She looked up at the advertisements above the windows .
8 She looked up from the minutes she was collating .
9 She went up on the hills or down to the beach .
10 As her opening music rang out , she ran up to the wings , her spirits considerably buoyed up by knowing her father was in the audience , and by the fact that she 'd felt a tiny but unmistakable buzz of excitement on hearing those familiar chords .
11 She pointed up to the curtains on the front window .
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