Example sentences of "[vb past] up at [noun sg] [coord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My grandfather taught me necessary skills : how to tip my tea into my saucer and blow waves across it until it was cool enough to drink ; how to cut an orange in half crossways and pack a sugar lump into each half and then suck out orange-juice and sugar together ; how to walk along the crazy-paving garden path without stepping On any of the cracks or a tiger would get you ; how to butter the loaf and then clutch it to your chest and then shave off paper-thin slices ; what saint to pray to when you woke up at night and saw the devil moving behind the curtains . |
| 2 | But ITN man Michael said : ‘ Eventually she was persuaded to wear it and when she turned up at school and saw all the girls wearing skirts she was absolutely relieved . ’ |
| 3 | She got up at night and she set off towards the city all by herself , travelling through the forest . |
| 4 | The Doctor grinned up at Ace and Benny 's grime-streaked faces . |
| 5 | Factions sprang up at court and intrigue , always a dangerous pastime among the Elves , became a way of life for many . |
| 6 | Unfortunately , for Third Lanark 's dwindling fans , he sobered up at half-time and duly let in five goals . |
| 7 | And I looked up at tap and this water were pouring out of tap , I thought oh ! |
| 8 | The dog , a beautiful Airedale , looked up at Breeze and wagged his tail . |