Example sentences of "as he [verb] up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The gunman looked around him wildly and the crowd parted as he darted up a narrow alleyway . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Resigning herself to the inevitable , she walked quietly alongside him as he kept up a running commentary on all they passed or saw . |
| 4 | ‘ I needed a break from routine rather badly , ’ he said as he drew up a chair and sat down . |
| 5 | ‘ Well , at least it was positive , ’ he said ruefully as he put up a blunt-fingered hand to touch his cheek . |
| 6 | The Irish backs missed tackles while Penaud was authoritative , Sadourny incisive and Viars electric as he clocked up a record 24-point haul . |
| 7 | As he follows up a security leak about a number of suspicious deaths in the nuclear industry , around him a more macabre series of murders are taking place . |
| 8 | Mark Todd often appears to be quite casual as he clocks up a fastest time of the day . |
| 9 | Damien Walsh , from Colinvale , Poleglass , was murdered on Thursday night as he closed up a fuel suppliers in the Dairy Farm Centre . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | He stood by the exit , watching , cupping one hand around the flame of his lighter as he lit up a Marlboro . |
| 13 | Newman enquired as he picked up a cup . |
| 14 | Vic said to Emily , as he picked up an egg . |
| 15 | I watched him as he bounded up a flight of narrow concrete steps and banged his fists on a shabby door . |
| 16 | He was later denied the goal his performance deserved by Munday 's superb tackle as he lined up a shot . |