Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] up the last " in BNC.

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1 I used up the last of the film and we headed towards the airfield .
2 She struggled up the last few yards and arrived at his side breathless .
3 There were three letters and an electricity bill addressed to Mrs Emma Funnell , three circulars and — she picked up the last envelope — a cheap blue paper one and addressed to herself , not as Mrs Margaret Jones , but Mrs Peggy Jones .
4 We rushed up the last pitches having learned a lesson — next time I 'll take a windbreaker , even on a hot day .
5 It felt , as we struggled up the last , steepest stage of the hillside , that we were swimming in the white light of the sun .
6 But after 74 miles , they were all together as they charged up the last climb to the finishing line .
7 Steve breathed , impressed , as they trundled up the last stretch of drive after the gates had clanked shut behind them .
8 He raced up the last few stairs and took her in his arms .
9 My heart cried out to it , but when I approached it , it summoned up the last dregs of its strength and paddled frantically away to the middle of the lake , where I had been instructed never to go .
10 The combination roared along Castle Walk , echoing into the empty courtyard of the Berkeley Hunt kennels as it careered up the last hill into the tiny village .
11 He picked up the last letter .
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