Example sentences of "[pron] up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because personal power is the promotion of self , we send positive data on ourselves up the hierarchy and forget to send the negative data — that is , we tell our superiors how good we are . |
| 2 | Grant brought up the rear , using his arms only to haul himself up the rope . |
| 3 | Ian shook himself free from his bunk , pulled on his flannels and swung himself up the companionway and on to the deck . |
| 4 | She ran down the gangplank and watched as the dog heaved himself up the bank , dragging his burden . |
| 5 | Then , without another word , he hauled himself up the ladder , leaving her wide-eyed , speechless , and so confused that she wanted to scream . |
| 6 | Tucking a clean pale blue T-shirt into his shorts , he did n't even glance in her direction , but called over his shoulder as he hoisted himself up the ladder , ‘ I 'll expect a mug of tea in five minutes . ’ |
| 7 | Masklin pulled himself up the wire and on to the table , feeling very exposed . |
| 8 | Ah meet you up the park then ? |
| 9 | ‘ That bitch has led you up the garden path ! ’ |
| 10 | He invited you up the pitch to meet him on the drive . |
| 11 | ‘ This morning I 'm taking you up the coast to my house overlooking the Sound , and if the weather stays as good as it is at the moment we 'll spend the afternoon on the beach at Hornbaek , which means we 'll go right past Kronberg — we can even stop off and take the tour if it appeals to you . ’ |
| 12 | Did they try and drag you up the farm yesterday ? |
| 13 | He said erm I shall ha I 'll have to send you up the hospital and you 'll have to have a you know |
| 14 | TAXES can be enough to drive you up the pole — and today we 're offering you the chance to ease the pain of paying . |
| 15 | Trying to cut you up the arse |
| 16 | So after a brief twelve months in existence , ACE has paddled itself up the Swanee , its dream of emulating the success of the personal computer revolution now just a pipe-dream . |
| 17 | We can see them up the top but |
| 18 | Simply order them a couple of days in advance and pick them up the night before or on the day they are required . |
| 19 | His intention , when he starts his courses for coaches , is to warm them up the Medau way . |
| 20 | The two of them broke away ; I struggled behind them up the duneside . |
| 21 | DC Robin Lane leads them up the alleyway to the front door . |
| 22 | Von Karajan made some loose , ethereal movement which the strings understood and the first fiddle led them up the sweep . |
| 23 | Vaches Shove them up the back . |
| 24 | The girls , through some instinct that Karen resented in herself but could not isolate , had rolled onto their backs as the men had approached them up the beach . |
| 25 | And how did you get them up the station ? |
| 26 | Lead them up the station . |
| 27 | In Sydney , while they waited for a steamer to take them up the coast to Newcastle , the Goulds stayed with Dr George Bennett , secretary to the Australian Museum . |
| 28 | He wrote not one memo about it but , by his estimate , as many as five , and sent them up the line . |
| 29 | The cuffs have a large opening secured by two buttons making it very easy to roll them up the arm . |
| 30 | Members of Tendring District Council 's housing services committee voted by 12 to one to reject a motion recommending married couples should be awarded 100 extra points in order to move them up the queue for council housing . |