Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] up in [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once she suddenly landed up in hospital for what was not an emergency ; several times she had found herself in a new home ; and on one occasion she had arrived in another country with a new ‘ father ’ — all without warning or previous explanation . |
| 2 | A sudden thought struck Katherine Lundy and she suddenly sat up in bed . |
| 3 | ‘ And you just got up in front of Henry and those pipsqueaks in your department and said , ‘ Sorry and all that , old chaps , but I 've been wrong all my life and led you into error and wickedness ’ ? ’ |
| 4 | When he brought her back he just drew up in front of the villa , jumped out , opened door , kissed hand , ‘ Bon soir , Madame , ’ and he was off . |
| 5 | Hopes of renewed love and peace soon went up in smoke . |
| 6 | When Liddie returned home she had difficulties breastfeeding her baby and quickly gave up in favour of using a bottle . |
| 7 | The other one also came up in kinetics and that 's this business of nucleus nuclear filmic substitution . |
| 8 | However Hans Beck also spoke up in defence of the European Community PHARE programme in the face of attacks from local critics , many of whom view it as a means of circulating funds from the European Community to Western economic advisors and consultancy firms , delivering few tangible benefits . |
| 9 | However Hans Beck also spoke up in defence of the European Community PHARE programme in the face of attacks from local critics , many of whom view it as a means of circulating funds from the European Community to Western economic advisors and consultancy firms , delivering few tangible benefits . |
| 10 | As sea level falls ( because water is trapped in the ice sheets ) sediments now locked up in river deltas would be eroded . |
| 11 | There was a long pause while Finch committed murder in his heart , and then sat up in bed with his cello and played arpeggios . |
| 12 | ‘ It never came up in conversation last night . |
| 13 | He was one of those lucky children whose economy of effort never showed up in examination results which were invariably straight ‘ A's , and he was particularly good at dashing off a 1000-word essay while others were still biting their pen-ends . |