Example sentences of "[verb] up at [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only did the train travel fast , it spread fast and soon the world was opening up at a pace not previously imagined . |
| 2 | From the outside , a passer-by will gaze up at the window , and all he will see is that lavender light . |
| 3 | Across the road a bus drew up at a stop . |
| 4 | Outside its gate a battered estate-car was parked ; Maud drew up at a distance , and together they walked in . |
| 5 | Mrs Stych drew up at the kerb in her new European car , bought , needless to say , from Maxie 's arch-rival down in Edmonton . |
| 6 | The cab drew up at the kerb . |
| 7 | Both Pen and Ferdinando rushed in immediately the carriage drew up at the door and wonderful was the reunion ; then within the hour the kindest of notes came from Mrs Browning begging her to find the time and energy to visit whenever she was able . |
| 8 | Patrol cars drew up at the bottom of the steps . |
| 9 | We drew up at the house at last , and the man came round to help me down . |
| 10 | A mortuary van drew up at the end of the bridge , and two men , carrying a stretcher , came down the steps . |
| 11 | BUSINESSMEN in Shanghai lined up at the weekend for the city 's first auction of lucky telephone numbers since the 1949 revolution . |
| 12 | Previous page , gearing up at the foot of the route ( photos Ed Douglas ) . |
| 13 | She was looking particularly uncompromising today , tired and pale , her dark , short hair spiking up at the back . |
| 14 | It will be intriguing to see how Brecht 's play stands up at a time when Communism is loosening its ideological hold . |
| 15 | But then I 've got ta meet Emma and she stands up at the top . |
| 16 | A RUGBY fan broke her leg after ending up at the bottom of a ruck which spilled over the sideline . |
| 17 | Susan 's eyes grew wide as Maggie told her about her ride on the telegraph pole , ending up at The Haven where she 'd been rescued by Bryce . |
| 18 | On the academic site , detailed tephrachronology makes it possible to study patterns in the behaviour of volcanoes — the magma erupted from one volcano may become steadily more acid , or it may show cyclical changes , or it may even vary consistently during each eruption , starting off fairly basic and ending up at the close of the eruption much more acid . |
| 19 | Howard went on to introduce his staff and patients , before ending up at the Doctor and Ace . |
| 20 | And so we 're able to , to , once we 've found which birds er have arrived , picked a nest and er have laid eggs , we put a careful watch on them and then we 're able to tot up at the end of the breeding season , how many young have actually fledged . |
| 21 | Look , sergeant , when I 'm driving a four-wheeler , I 'm perched up at the front . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Hrun peered up at the sky . |
| 24 | The hedgehog peered up at the dog . |
| 25 | The new fifth television channel , wherever it is situated , will open up further opportunities for programme-makers when it starts up at the end of 1993 . |
| 26 | Finally the tram got underway and as it started to pull up at the end of the track by the foot of Duke Street Hill Carrie was already out of her seat and waiting on the platform at the rear of the vehicle , with Fred at her side gripping her arm for fear that she would fall off before it actually stopped . |
| 27 | In silence we worked , completely indifferent to the freezing cold , as the pile built up at the side of the house . |
| 28 | If you 've ever looked up at a stage and seen a strange device with an illuminated spinning dial and wondered what it was , chances are it was a strobe tuner . |
| 29 | I sent her a brochure I had picked up at a travel agent , together with a bouquet of roses and a letter . |
| 30 | He passed me a map and a brochure he had picked up at the hotel . |