Example sentences of "i [vb past] up on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the supermarket recently , I crept up on the man in my life who was examining the label on a frozen gateau . |
| 2 | And I got up on the wall right ? |
| 3 | One morning I hopped up on the fence to have a good look around and there , sunning herself in the patio window of the empty house , was the most gorgeous long-hair I 'd ever seen . |
| 4 | I came up on the pools ! |
| 5 | That 's when I threw up on the carpet . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , I climbed up on the roof through the window of the ladies ’ toilet , and hung a string of underwear from the Mackintosh Bird … for charity . ’ |
| 7 | Asked about his first day , Terry said : ‘ I was stunned when I turned up on the Monday only to be confronted with the aftermath of the weekend fire . |
| 8 | Until 1978 that is , when we had the first and last National Conference in this country and after spending about three days cooking rice and feeling very exhausted , I went up on the platform to speak on behalf of Chi lean women and I was made to shut up . |
| 9 | I mean , I 'd had the feeling before , a bit , the first couple of times I went up on the End , it was that much closer to the spindle . |
| 10 | To the crews ' embarrassment I stumped up on the bridge wearing the eye patch and the parrot on my shoulder with the added embellishment of an iron hook up the loose sleeve of my coat , to take Venturous alongside in full view of a crowd of holidaymakers lining the pier who , although somewhat mystified , obviously enjoyed the show . |
| 11 | So I gave up on the idea of girls until I was about fifteen , when I suppose my hormones calmed down a bit . |
| 12 | After a disastrous relationship in my early twenties in which the woman made me feel like a rapist , I gave up on the idea of sex and women . |
| 13 | ‘ When the proposals failed , I gave up on the profession and have not set foot in the Institute since , but it is characteristic of Bill 's commitment that he has carried on regardless . ’ |
| 14 | If I stood up on the walkway , I thought , I could probably stretch up and touch the ceiling , but would n't be able to reach the hole . |