Example sentences of "[noun] up at [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Laura had agreed while casting a wry glance up at the roof , on which she had just spent many thousands of pounds .
2 She felt him flip the short skirt up at the back , and jerk her knickers down to her knees .
3 One thin , ring-studded hand held the skirt up at the front but the back went trail , trail , trail on the ground , sweeping up wisps of hay with the feathers .
4 I used to tap dance , high kick , do splits , pull my legs up at the back of my head .
5 I 'll make my mind up at the time . ’
6 Quickly dragging her gaze from his splendid body , Polly stared with intense concentration up at the mainsail , then down at the compass as embarrassment flamed her face .
7 He scored on his debut , against Plymouth up at The Palace on 15 October when we romped to a 6–1 win , and went on to play in every remaining match that season .
8 It makes sense to gear up at the car — as the descent leads logically back to this point .
9 Grandad , who had been reading his paper , said , ‘ Eh , I 'd like to help with the cleaning but you see I promised Angus up at the farm that I 'd help him with the lambs today . ’
10 Ten feet up at the threshold the throttles are closed and a token flare made almost incredibly close to the tarmac — the sensation of speed quite exhilarating at 120 knots and two feet — when the soft , forgiving kneeling-knuckle undercarriage absorbs any small residual descent-rate to give a smooth gentle touchdown .
11 From down on deck , the cliffs rise up to the sky , quite blotting out the sun ; from 400 feet up at the viewing platform on Contractors Hill the passing tramps , container vessels and car carriers look like toys .
12 After breakfast , Damian picked the keys up at the desk , and they walked out into the cool sunlit morning to find the streets busy and bright .
13 Erm , again in my experience the a any additional material usually runs from the close of the enquiry , and I 'm well aware of of the turning up at the end of the enquiry .
14 So if these beggars up at the top it was had been er thought out had a break well er it was alri =right for the others working down in the bottom to have a a break .
15 ‘ There 's a portrait up at the Hall of a woman wearing a lovely dress , ’ Constance told her mother , as they were both sewing in the drawing room .
16 The Legal & General share price was nearly 700% up at the end of last year .
17 Yeah , something where you can put the bar up at the back
18 The jet lines up at the tanker 's serving carriage and drives the hose back in to open a valve .
19 er , er , her son was a teacher up at the school Ivor
20 That 's alright Charlotte can you pull your trousers up at the back , they 're a little bit falling down good girl .
21 Sorry I could n't get some basic staples up at the house for your arrival .
22 They do n't turn their nose up at a job for a lesser mag if their last assignment was for Elle or something . ’
23 Grindlewood , built in the Palladian style , turned its nose up at the rest of us with its columns and porticoes and pilasters .
24 She rooted through the cupboards , turned her nose up at the dishes in the sink , selected tea cups and located the caddy .
25 It comes as some surprise , therefore , to hear one of the men likely to benefit turning his nose up at the prospect of winning a ‘ cheap cap ’ .
26 balloons up at the door anyway .
27 ‘ That young Londoner up at the farm , you say ?
28 Then , after a while without having stolen anything , they 'll leave , pausing only to stick two fingers up at the store detective on the way out , ’ he says .
29 Well you look at , if you put your hand up and move , move your fingers up at the side , you can see that , you can see that moving ca n't you ?
30 Thomas Duke ( mentioned earlier ) occupied a cottage up at the mine , probably in Irish Row , and it was bad enough , or unfinished enough , to require 170½ square yards of plastering , for which Miles Mason was paid £5 : 13s , 4d .
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