Example sentences of "[noun] up at [art] " in BNC.

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1 The Doctor cast a dark glance up at the innocently circling drone .
2 Laura had agreed while casting a wry glance up at the roof , on which she had just spent many thousands of pounds .
3 One thin , ring-studded hand held the skirt up at the front but the back went trail , trail , trail on the ground , sweeping up wisps of hay with the feathers .
4 She felt him flip the short skirt up at the back , and jerk her knickers down to her knees .
5 I used to tap dance , high kick , do splits , pull my legs up at the back of my head .
6 Ivo drew the car up at the front door , she pinned her hopes , rather desperately , she owned , on one very big , important fact .
7 I 'll make my mind up at the time . ’
8 Quickly dragging her gaze from his splendid body , Polly stared with intense concentration up at the mainsail , then down at the compass as embarrassment flamed her face .
9 He scored on his debut , against Plymouth up at The Palace on 15 October when we romped to a 6–1 win , and went on to play in every remaining match that season .
10 It makes sense to gear up at the car — as the descent leads logically back to this point .
11 Grandad , who had been reading his paper , said , ‘ Eh , I 'd like to help with the cleaning but you see I promised Angus up at the farm that I 'd help him with the lambs today . ’
12 All right the abbey is in ruins and I doubt whether that impotent old priest up at the Old Rectory has much on offer .
13 Believe me , it is not until you are standing with a bucket of icy water in one hand and a wet sponge in the other , looking twelve feet up at a grubby Beaver , that you start to appreciate just what a big aeroplane it is .
14 Ten feet up at the threshold the throttles are closed and a token flare made almost incredibly close to the tarmac — the sensation of speed quite exhilarating at 120 knots and two feet — when the soft , forgiving kneeling-knuckle undercarriage absorbs any small residual descent-rate to give a smooth gentle touchdown .
15 From down on deck , the cliffs rise up to the sky , quite blotting out the sun ; from 400 feet up at the viewing platform on Contractors Hill the passing tramps , container vessels and car carriers look like toys .
16 After breakfast , Damian picked the keys up at the desk , and they walked out into the cool sunlit morning to find the streets busy and bright .
17 Erm , again in my experience the a any additional material usually runs from the close of the enquiry , and I 'm well aware of of the turning up at the end of the enquiry .
18 So if these beggars up at the top it was had been er thought out had a break well er it was alri =right for the others working down in the bottom to have a a break .
19 ‘ There 's a portrait up at the Hall of a woman wearing a lovely dress , ’ Constance told her mother , as they were both sewing in the drawing room .
20 The Legal & General share price was nearly 700% up at the end of last year .
21 Yeah , something where you can put the bar up at the back
22 The jet lines up at the tanker 's serving carriage and drives the hose back in to open a valve .
23 er , er , her son was a teacher up at the school Ivor
24 That 's alright Charlotte can you pull your trousers up at the back , they 're a little bit falling down good girl .
25 Sorry I could n't get some basic staples up at the house for your arrival .
26 They do n't turn their nose up at a job for a lesser mag if their last assignment was for Elle or something . ’
27 Finally , even if all the factors mentioned so far are not influencing the cat , it may still turn its nose up at a particular dish of food .
28 Grindlewood , built in the Palladian style , turned its nose up at the rest of us with its columns and porticoes and pilasters .
29 It comes as some surprise , therefore , to hear one of the men likely to benefit turning his nose up at the prospect of winning a ‘ cheap cap ’ .
30 She rooted through the cupboards , turned her nose up at the dishes in the sink , selected tea cups and located the caddy .
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