Example sentences of "[pers pn] started up the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 I could n't see anything from road level because of the hedgerow but as I started up the second switch of the hill , I noticed an Escort estate car parked on the left opposite the police barrier .
2 I started up the cold stone steps to the gallery .
3 erm So now we started up the long term survey , and we 've now got 10 schools taking part , and they 're starting next week , and they 'll be carrying on in the same way as they were the pilot survey , taking the same measurements .
4 The engine of the bus protested bitterly and the close air filled with the heavy smell of petrol as they started up the steep brae .
5 Heading for the Way Out sign , which guided him through a gate in the white fence bordering the platform , he started up the steep station approach .
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