Example sentences of "as [pers pn] [vb past] up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was personally told he was not concerned about my past so long as I kept up a volume of business , ’ he said . |
| 2 | The whole operation was developing like a Grahame Greene novel as I walked up a dark country lane to the waiting car . |
| 3 | I blame the fact that a crow chose to hover below me as I scrambled up a tricky bit of path , made more perilous by loose shifting gravel . |
| 4 | As I dug up a bronze Roman belt-stud , I realised that the site was a mixture of historical periods . |
| 5 | ‘ Who did you say you were looking for ? ’ she asked suspiciously as I pulled up a weatherbeaten bus seat . |
| 6 | She stopped as I held up a finger . |
| 7 | ‘ How long 's this been going on ? ’ she asked gently as she cleaned up a nasty cut on the woman 's arm . |
| 8 | Theresa Stevens , 21 , was beaten , repeatedly stabbed and strangled as she put up a desperate fight to save herself . |
| 9 | But Miss Angus slapped her wrist sharply with a teaspoon , as she picked up a paperback with her other hand and examined it closely . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll find the Doctor , ’ Cheryl said dully , as she picked up a torch . |
| 11 | KENT went run crazy yesterday as they piled up a 603 for eight — their highest total since 1934 — against Warwickshire at Edgbaston . |
| 12 | THE return of both Des Haynes and Angus Fraser had the desired effect on Middlesex 's fortunes during the early weeks of the season as they ran up a sequence of one-day wins . |
| 13 | Instead was a happy medley of Luke laughing , of taking her hand as they ran up a long flight of grey stone steps towards some vague but wonderful journey 's end . |
| 14 | ‘ I talked to Edna this week , ’ he began , as they started up a steep incline to the north of the city . |
| 15 | The Geordies were seemingly cruising as they built up a 3-0 half-time lead . |
| 16 | Outside a car revved up its engine as it changed up a gear only to screech to a halt at the corner and roar off again . |
| 17 | The gunman looked around him wildly and the crowd parted as he darted up a narrow alleyway . |
| 18 | Slit-eyed against the blinding rain , he hurled his weight forward as he powered up a ridge , the rear wheel tearing at shale and mud . |
| 19 | Resigning herself to the inevitable , she walked quietly alongside him as he kept up a running commentary on all they passed or saw . |
| 20 | ‘ I needed a break from routine rather badly , ’ he said as he drew up a chair and sat down . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , at least it was positive , ’ he said ruefully as he put up a blunt-fingered hand to touch his cheek . |
| 22 | The Irish backs missed tackles while Penaud was authoritative , Sadourny incisive and Viars electric as he clocked up a record 24-point haul . |
| 23 | Damien Walsh , from Colinvale , Poleglass , was murdered on Thursday night as he closed up a fuel suppliers in the Dairy Farm Centre . |
| 24 | Born in Hereford in 1855 , he became known throughout his native county as he built up a detailed knowledge of the countryside of Herefordshire and the Welsh border . |
| 25 | ENGLAND 'S Neil Mosley won the World Amateur Snooker Championship in Malta yesterday , beating as he wrapped up a one-sided final 11–2 against outclassed Filipino Leonardo Andam 11–2 . |
| 26 | He stood by the exit , watching , cupping one hand around the flame of his lighter as he lit up a Marlboro . |
| 27 | Newman enquired as he picked up a cup . |
| 28 | I watched him as he bounded up a flight of narrow concrete steps and banged his fists on a shabby door . |
| 29 | He was later denied the goal his performance deserved by Munday 's superb tackle as he lined up a shot . |