Example sentences of "[conj] ran up the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Then she saw Daak swinging above her , hanging by one hand from a cable that ran up the stanchion , his other hand holding the grenade .
2 Maggie 's mum taught her how to sew , years ago , they had an old Singer from her aunt who died , and ran up the clothes for all the family .
3 Intruding on a newly married couple sounded a textbook mistake when he surveyed it , but plainly both of them were glad he was there ; he could see it in their faces and ran up the platform with joy , not shy at all about the reflection of his hurtling bulk in the glass of a newsagent 's stall .
4 Suddenly it rushed at the tree , leapt onto a low branch , and ran up the trunk .
5 She indicated Chris with a quick nod of the head , and ran up the garden to the house .
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