Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] up at " in BNC.
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| 1 | I says , well , I says , I was reading a book and an old wifey that lived up at and she was about ninety six , and this chap that was interviewing her , well he would n't be interviewing her but he said she sat by the fire and she hostied and clochered until she nearly spewed . |
| 2 | He gritted his teeth against the shame that welled up at the thought of what he 'd let happen to her , then met her eyes again , smiling . |
| 3 | Charity stared , stunned , at the open , upside-down jewellery box on her bathroom floor , and at the necklace that winked up at her , looking like a dozen teardrops strung together on a web of silver . |
| 4 | Also had further letter from Notts County Council about Nottinghamshire Minerals local plan , asking us again if we have any representations to make , I think it was decided at a previous meeting that we did not , erm Colin Williamson , production of development and planning at Newton and Sherwood District Council , it 's proposal to run seminars for Parish Councils on planning policies , law and procedures , and we would like to know erm whether erm we would be interested in attending , and how many people would wish , he he has earmarked temporarily twenty eighth of March , which is a Monday , as a possible date at town hall , so if er if you think that would be something that you would be erm interested in going to , the topics erm are really I think things that came up at the Parish Council 's conference , the questions about planning , about the rules , and the policies , and the procedures etcetera , the erm , and visitors were talking last thing for sixth of December for five minutes , and the discussion for half an hour to three quarters , commencing at half past seven , so er if anyone 's interested in attending that ? |
| 5 | The words of Chris Bott , anarchist or , more politely , ‘ libertarian left ’ , as laid out in giant 36-point type and printed in lurid blue on a red background on the cover of Ink , one of the crop of underground papers that sprang up at the end of the 1960s . |
| 6 | And the coppers were they Stronsay folk that worked up at |
| 7 | In the fire-comer stood a black-and-white goat , with knobby little horns and eyes like yellow glass , and on the hearth lay a very large cat , a multi-coloured , mazy-patterned brindled cat , that looked up at the little tailor with eyes like cold green jewels , with black slits for pupils . |
| 8 | There is n't very many soldiers that grew up at this school any more . |
| 9 | This jerk kept the pram moving over the few inches between the foot of the gentle slope and the beginning of the steep grassy bank that ended up at the road . |
| 10 | Kicking her shoes off , she rested her head on an antimacassar and gazed up at the chandelier . |
| 11 | He turned to the altar again and gazed up at Paddy 's back and tried to concentrate . |
| 12 | Willie stopped and gazed up at them . |
| 13 | He just sat in his chair and gazed up at Granny 's picture in its faded gilt frame . |
| 14 | In the thirty-foot-long , dark-panelled bedroom , she lay upon the Jacobean four-poster bed and gazed up at the crimson brocade canopy . |
| 15 | She climbed out of the ‘ speeder and gazed up at the darkening sky . |
| 16 | She straightened her shoulders and gazed up at the unremitting blue of the sky . |
| 17 | She sat quite still , the little book in her lap and gazed up at the pale candle flame , hardly seeing it , so busy was her inward eye upon the scenes that had held her in thrall for two hours or more . |
| 18 | He rested his dark head against the pillows and gazed up at the ceiling as he spoke . |
| 19 | She dropped her head back to relieve the tension in her neck , and gazed up at the rigging . |
| 20 | ‘ Has that any special significance ? ’ she asked bravely as she crumpled down on to the blanket and gazed up at him . |
| 21 | Nervously she smoothed down her saffron-coloured skirt and gazed up at the house as Steve , with bounding energy , leapt out of the Suzuki . |
| 22 | She finished her coffee , and gazed up at the hillside , where Rafaelo 's white villa caught the sun , and his growing vegetables and vines lay in neat terraces up the hill . |
| 23 | PS Taped the English Soccer on ‘ Sports CHannel Ohio ’ last night and got up at 6:15 to watch the highlights before going to work . |
| 24 | And got up at four . |
| 25 | At the foot of the mound they halted and peered up at the statue , eerie under its glaze of ice , which stared sightlessly far above their heads . |
| 26 | Flora rolled over and peered up at her mother . |
| 27 | He pushed the plate back and squinted up at her . |
| 28 | He walked back , around the huge tyres , and squinted up at a long , high tube that stretched from the building . |
| 29 | Emily rolled over and squinted up at him . |
| 30 | Corbett narrowed his eyes and squinted up at the sky . |