Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Trent sprinted up the dock and spotted the President 's granddaughter . |
2 | On arrival , Stirling divided up the area between the two squadrons . |
3 | So even if Lisa made up the deliveries , there was no reason why she should make the connection . |
4 | Soon after moving in Minton drew up a will in which he left the house to Ricky . |
5 | After two successful defences at welterweight , Murray moved up a weight division to Super Welterweight and took the vacant title in Switzerland by knocking out another American Eric Melton in just three rounds . |
6 | After two successful defences at welterweight , Murray moved up a weight division to Super Welterweight and took the vacant title in Switzerland by knocking out another American Eric Melton in just three rounds . |
7 | Ben drew up the car and then glanced at Zoe . |
8 | Lisa snatched up the phone , annoyed at her own forgetfulness . |
9 | Markby snatched up the telephone receiver lying on the table in the hall . |
10 | At the far end of the century , in June 1596 , Lord Burghley drew up a note of matters to be considered by Queen and Council . |
11 | Manville played up the empathy he had established . |
12 | I found nothing else of interest but Bernice turned up a couple of old school exercise books of Billy 's and decided to keep them in remembrance . |
13 | Schellenberg turned up the collar of his greatcoat and leaned back in the corner pulling the peak of his cap over his eyes . |
14 | At a recent meeting of the party 's Central Committee , President Gorbachev opened up the prospect of a future coalition government when he talked of ‘ equal possibilities for the Communist party and other political and social organisations . ’ |
15 | It was from here that the Stuarts sized up the potential of the area for exploitation . |
16 | Early the following month a radiant Lucy walked up the aisle on her father 's arm . |
17 | Lucy walked up the fight of steps ; the plate glass doors slid open electronically as she crossed the beam . |
18 | Rex called up the menu once again . |
19 | Nellie pulled up the collar of her coat against the wind . |
20 | Edward took up a position at the door-post . |
21 | The only disturbance to its surface happened in the nineteenth century when the architect Gilbert Scott took up the edges in order to install a heating system . |
22 | Majella took up the fiddle , I got an accordion and Mary got a banjo . |
23 | Devon and Cornwall police last Friday took up the case of Pipe 's Her Honour , found to have been doped when flopping at Kempton in January . |
24 | Lewis was almost treeless from quite early times until Lady Matheson planted up the grounds of Lews Castle in Stornoway in the middle of the last century , largely on soil imported from the mainland as ballast . |
25 | She did not leave as Corbett took up the pewter spoon and began to eat . |
26 | Schellenberg put up a hand defensively . |
27 | MacLane lit up a cigarette and breathed smoke into the funnel of light . |
28 | The Midlands leader of the pit deputies union NACODS was first to emerge from the review meeting at Edwinstowe Ray Hilton summed up the mood of the mining unions . |
29 | As soon as she got into the house , Molly ran up the stone stairs to the kitchen tap before she switched on the light . |
30 | If there are any other suggestions There were none , and it being obvious who would have to head the subscribers , Richard wound up the meeting by reading aloud a letter from Willis , delivered by way of Bluebird , in which , addressing them all as shipmates , he sent them all a squeeze of the hand and God bless . |