Example sentences of "as we [vb past] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dung only penetrated as far as my upper thigh as we struck up the devastated hillside towards Meall a' Choire Leith . |
| 2 | As we lurched up the soaking , slimy boulders towards it , like a team of wet-look mime artists walking against the wind , one of our party stopped and said , ‘ Let's go back . ’ |
| 3 | It felt , as we struggled up the last , steepest stage of the hillside , that we were swimming in the white light of the sun . |
| 4 | As we went up the almost perpendicular staircase , Wendy pulled the banister away from the wall . |
| 5 | But as we went up the first steep hill we quickly worked up a healthy sweat and removed our fleece jackets . |
| 6 | ‘ As we came up the trackway of your house , Sir John , we found a Hand of Glory with a lighted candle in its fingers . ’ |
| 7 | As we moored up the late shipping forecast was giving warnings of south-easterly gales for the area , so we had just made it in time . |
| 8 | As we sweated up the final rise , the stern brow of Profitis Ilias came into view on our left . |
| 9 | As we drove up the Llanberis Pass he imparted to me , in response to my questions , something of the routine of his life . |
| 10 | As we drove up the lime tree avenue , a traditional feature of Irish country houses , the rain was reducing visibility to a few inches . |
| 11 | We crowed with pleasure as we rushed up the remaining feet to the top and , in the last dregs of daylight , hastened back across the lonely moor to the car , Mullion , and a well earned pint . |
| 12 | ‘ Do n't forget we 're going to Appleby tomorrow , ’ Elinor said as we tidied up the kitchen . |
| 13 | As we climbed up the crags of Petra , black goats eyed us warily from black holes . |
| 14 | As we climbed up the canyon we made a great clatter with sticks and stones and old tin cans , announcing our presence to the denizens . |
| 15 | Our conversation , previously animated , took on a dogged silence as we climbed up the final leg . |
| 16 | I wondered what it was as we trailed up the dark nave behind Agrippa , Melford , and others of the Queen 's party . |
| 17 | ‘ Of course , we have n't time to give it more than a catlick , ’ she came to realize as we staggered up the grand flight of stairs to the first floor . |
| 18 | As we loaded up the trucks with everything we would need for our month away at Canjuers I felt that we might be about to learn some soldiering . |
| 19 | Though bone dry , they shone in an evening sun that dazzled us , as we linked up the infrequent holds . |