Example sentences of "[vb base] up at [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As soon as the flow becomes established , in fact , piles of solid lumps of lava build up at the sides of the flow , and help to confine it to its course .
2 Erm now er just just Philip just correct me er on the on the detail of this thing , er individuals pitch up at the tent , collect the collect the instructions
3 ‘ Romans line up at the camp and Brits over there in the woods , ’ Nigel instructed .
4 5.17 Yield up At the expiration of the Term :
5 The company memory of the late launch of a profitable product will convey more merit than the prompt launch of a failure , whatever the arguments put up at the time .
6 So next time you catch up at the lights with the smug so and so who was stuck to your bumper a mile back , with all the understanding you can muster just remind him that : ‘ There , there dear , size is n't everything you know . ’
7 I cast one longing glance up at the cliffs of Coire Ardair , where the sun was glancing off the icy tips of gleaming rock , and I knew that next time I 'd get the sucker .
8 This card may be placed face up at the table edge or with the unit to indicate that it is affected .
9 This card may be placed next to the model or face up at the table edge to indicate that it is in play .
10 Walk through and look up at the Parler net vaulting with the crown of Bohemia on the boss .
11 Look up at the rooftops and you will see things you have never noticed before .
12 I look up at the windows .
13 I stop for a moment at my gate and look up at the windows of my house .
14 Some of the students look up at the word ‘ castration ’ , admiring the cool poise with which Robyn pronounces it , as one might admire a barber 's expert manipulation of a cut-throat razor .
15 I stand in front of it and look up at the lights .
16 I sit down on the bench and look up at the sky .
17 ‘ Martin Fierro 's aim in life was to sleep on a bed of clover , look up at the stars , and live as free as a bird in the sky .
18 She heard the front gate squeak open , and as she saw the two young Garda officers look up at the window and come slowly up her path , Kit Hegarty suddenly knew without any doubt what they were coming to tell her .
19 It 's as if he still lives there , so when I go past I look up at the window I 'd put him in .
20 Sometimes I 'd get up and go down and sit with her , look up at the Moon shining through the glass and think , at least I 'm out of that .
21 Now look up at the towers guarding the entrance to Charles Bridge .
22 I stop under a lamppost and look up at the light , all orange and flickery .
23 Look up at the light , blink rapidly , breathe deeply from the diaphragm — yes , I do all of those things .
24 ‘ All towns look the same nowadays until you look up at the buildings above and the scenery beyond , ’ he grunted .
25 Stand here and look up at the River Esk a famous salmon fishing river ; and across the river at St. Mary 's church , at the top of 199 steps , furnished by local shipwrights .
26 Look up at the car clock , or whatever ?
27 Before leaving Malostranské náměstí , look up at the tower of the Church of St Nicholas .
28 Despite this apparent discrepancy in cessation rates , it would appear that women give up at a rate very similar to men 's : women almost exclusively smoke ( and therefore give up ) cigarettes , whilst men sometimes switch from cigarettes to a pipe or cigars [ 2 ] .
29 I 've known loads of people who who are working full time , and they come home Friday and the go out Friday night , stand up at the bar , and drink twenty pints or whatever , ten pints .
30 Sometimes in the Cauldhame Arms I stand up at the urinal , but most if it ends up running down my hands or legs .
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