Example sentences of "[adv] he [vb past] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He noticed that the phone was ringing , and as he sat down he picked up the receiver and almost casually identified himself . |
| 2 | So he took up the longest and sharpest , wrapping its hilt round in his leather apron , and waited . |
| 3 | Erm so he set up the corner as a darkroom and started doing playing about with his with his own black and white printing . |
| 4 | So he pulled up the brakes on the reindeer |
| 5 | So he picked up the receiver and waited . |
| 6 | so he dug up the lawn and put a little garage in |
| 7 | When she went downstairs he picked up the photo which stood on the dressing-table , one of his parents at someone else 's wedding . |
| 8 | Finally he gave up the attempt , and took the most direct way back to his house . |
| 9 | Five years later he took up the project again under the new title of Church Dogmatics . |
| 10 | In February 1922 , Hitler told his SA that the ‘ Jewish Question ’ was the only thing that mattered , and a few months later he summed up the entire Party Programme in the one point : that no Jew could be a ‘ people 's comrade ’ . |
| 11 | When he was satisfied they were doing it correctly he picked up the head of the dead buffalo and carried it to the river . |
| 12 | Well he climbed up the bloody first stair . |
| 13 | Then he scooped up the bat , swept it back into the drawer , and composed himself at his chair . |
| 14 | And then he woke up the next morning and threw up everywhere . |
| 15 | I phoned Debby to get Steven 's phone number to get him to leave out the microphone and the amplifier and then he brought up the microphone and did n't bring up the amplifier . |
| 16 | Then he ran up the rope of the alarm bell . |
| 17 | So how did the work out because as far as I know the the riveter got the cash and then he divvied up the money between |
| 18 | Then he screwed up the bag and threw it about two feet away . |
| 19 | Then he pointed up the slope . |
| 20 | and then he appeared up the top there . |
| 21 | Get help , ’ and then he scrambled up the bank and raced like a wild thing , screaming now , ‘ Bernard ! |
| 22 | ‘ See that ? ’ he said , and then he held up The Hook . |
| 23 | But then he picked up the rubbish bag and slung it over his shoulder . |
| 24 | Then he picked up the phone and called for additional officers . |
| 25 | He wiped his face , then he picked up the cheque again , and his wet thumb smudged my signature . |
| 26 | Then he picked up the fainter smells of buttercups and horses . |
| 27 | Then he picked up the two bags and led her into the terminal . |
| 28 | Then he picked up the internal phone and pressed a button . |
| 29 | Then he picked up the receiver again . |
| 30 | Then he picked up the washing-up . |