Example sentences of "up at the old " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ But they will never take you , Don — I will hide you here — no , I will hide you up at the old shieling hut — or we could run away west into Rannoch — ‘ There are forts everywhere . |
| 2 | Up at the old house , Donald kicked the kettle in a spasm of impatience and said angrily to Jean , ‘ Why are you putting me in a vice ? |
| 3 | She had seen him in the little town so immersed in looking up at the old buildings , that he ran into a lamppost . |
| 4 | The moment for which Archie will always be remembered by Palace fans was when he scored our fourth and conclusive goal after a marvellous run from the centre-circle to defeat the FA Cup-holders , Wolves ( 4–2 ) in a thrilling replay up at the old Crystal Palace in January 1909 . |
| 5 | All right the abbey is in ruins and I doubt whether that impotent old priest up at the Old Rectory has much on offer . |
| 6 | ‘ Do n't you start , ’ she warned , glancing up at the old clock above the shelves . |
| 7 | He stopped , staring up at the old man , his face filled with an intent curiosity . |
| 8 | Kim stood there a moment longer , staring up at the old man . |
| 9 | A smell of new shoes from another workshop wafted around him as he looked up at the old , stopped clock jutting out , two-faced , over the pavement from the first floor of the workshop , hands frozen at twenty-past-two ( he glanced at his watch ; it was actually 3:49 ) . |
| 10 | The conference theme ‘ A Better Mousetrap ’ , ties in with the centenary of crime novelist Agatha Christie , who turned up at The Old Swan after her own mysterious disappearance , and the titles of some of the papers will reflect the investigation , detection and arrest of some villains that threaten our property , our health or our lives . |
| 11 | That comes up at the Old Bailey next month and Jazali is already beating his chest . |