Example sentences of "come [adv] up the [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | Without any fuss they were setting up a machine-gun while a party came straight up the hill towards the ambush positions . |
2 | He 'd said his prayers and celebrated Mass , Benedicta just slipping in at the door and kneeling next to the baptismal font instead of coming further up the nave . |
3 | ‘ They 'll be coming straight up the middle , wo n't they ? ’ |
4 | She met Bill coming back up the steps , and they did not waste time on speech . |
5 | She heard him coming back up the stairs , she knew his limping step now . |
6 | The strength of the sound wave coming back up the rod depends on how much acoustic energy is absorbed by the material at the microscope 's focal point . |
7 | Then she saw it , a white toy , coming fast up the house drive before turning sharply off behind the stable block . |
8 | The sound comes back up the laser beam to a modulator . |