Example sentences of "[noun pl] [pers pn] [vb past] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several times I went up the valley with my father in the evening and sat with him behind a rock , hoping he would get a shot at the leopard . |
| 2 | After hitching her cover more firmly round her shoulders she made up the smouldering fire and sat on the pouffe . |
| 3 | In other words he opened up the circles , squares and longways sets to show what gave rhythm and life to the movements . |
| 4 | Showing that their displays are appropriate for all types of buildings they picked up the third prize for their display at the Marriott Hotel also in Dyce . |
| 5 | ‘ To answer both questions I dreamed up the character of a man who is 764 years old ; who is senile but with extraordinary flashes of intellectual brilliance . |
| 6 | Bit like those papapizza photographers you duffed up the other week , eh Stan ? |
| 7 | After a couple of minutes he gave up the attempt , left the tool box by the cottage wall and walked to the edge of the cliff then slithered down to the beach . |
| 8 | I had to wait impatiently till I was free to go down there , and huddled uncomfortably among the book-stacks I turned up the page with trembling fingers . |
| 9 | As we marched along the docks we gathered up the men until we were some two or three thousand strong . |