Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] up [art] 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 | ‘ More bloody stale bread and cheese , ’ said Tommy morosely , but Charlie was far too hungry to complain as he scooped up every last crumb with a wet finger . |
| 10 | Once Tam darted a terrified glance over his shoulder and saw Kim sprawled across the writing-table ; white faced and trembling from head to toe , he had his eyes closed and his fists were clenched tight as he summoned up every last ounce of courage in his eleven-year-old body to endure his father 's beating without weeping or crying out . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He picked up the last letter . |