Example sentences of "up [to-vb] a [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly there was this tremendous roar , and we looked up to see a mass of snow and rocks rolling down a gully . |
| 2 | The edge of the toga was drawn up to form a loop of cloth ( umbo ) by the waist . |
| 3 | In 1848 Prussian peasants rose up to put an end to serfdom and to pledges of service to their landlords . |
| 4 | Had I not woken up to get a glass of milk we would not have known about the fire and would have been trapped upstairs . ’ |
| 5 | Our maintenance team put them up to add a touch of Christmas spirit to the plant . ’ |
| 6 | A subsidiary publishing company , Alma Books , has been set up to produce a number of guide books and the Campaign also works with commercial publishers to produce such titles as Classic Town and Country Pubs and Beer , Bed and Breakfast . |
| 7 | Besides a full set of stamps mounted on card and protected by a transparent sleeve , each pack opens up to reveal a wealth of information , accompanied by full-colour illustrations . |
| 8 | Many of those attending the demonstration earlier queued up to sign a book of condolence outside the General Post Office in O'Connell Street . |