Example sentences of "up [art] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Well first of all I 'd go down Street and up Street West and up to the top of Street and there was some puddling furnaces , the new side iron works and I 'd watch those men they 'd produce wrought iron and during the process the metal boils up and I 'd have to get a big rubbling bar and rubble they 'd call rubble into a ball , there 's a little wagon put underneath the put under the wagon and off he goes to the steam hammer , now I used to be fascinated with this and Saturday after Saturday I used to go up there and watch one of the heats and as soon as they 'd finished doing they used to go into the Forge and Hammer for a drink , I mean it was such hard work so they 'd do a heat go up the Forge and Iron and come back and then do another heat when I 'd
2 She picked up the phone before it could ring twice , and spoke softly into the mouthpiece .
3 Pick up the phone before it is too late
4 Pick up the phone before it is too late .
5 ‘ It 's your brother , ’ he said , holding up the phone so she could see that he was pressing the mute button .
6 ‘ And as she and Steve are together it 's not unlikely for him to pick up the phone if it rang . ’
7 Erika picked up the phone and through a barrage of crackles heard a smooth voice .
8 Smiling to herself , she walked into the kitchen , switched on the kettle to make a drink , picked up the phone and dialled .
9 Pick up the phone and speak to the person concerned .
10 In desperation she picked up the phone and called astrologer Penny Thornton .
11 Rufus picked up the phone and dialled 192 .
12 I would pick up the phone and phone my solicitor and ask to come and see him and get his advice .
13 Then he picked up the phone and called for additional officers .
14 He picked up the phone and started to dial again .
15 Cowley had picked up the phone and was listening quietly .
16 Simply pick up the phone and dial
17 However , she just has to pick up the phone and a friendly voice at The Wool Shop is always there to help .
18 The best thing is — nothing can beat this — when you pick up the phone and tell them who you are , the repair man will always come round .
19 But this was too much ; he picked up the phone and left his resignation on the answering machine at Caxton House .
20 The general picked up the phone and dialled .
21 I picked up the phone and gave him an ear-bashing . ’
22 If you pick up the phone and ring to get seats here you will very often find that you ca n't get through .
23 ‘ We 've found that in Berlin it 's not polite to pick up the phone and offer a painting .
24 ‘ With friends , you do n't introduce yourself , there 's no need to ring and say ‘ It 's Tessa here ’ , you just pick up the phone and wail : ‘ I threw up last night , ’ or ‘ I ca n't stand it , he has n't called . ’
25 I picks up the phone and dialled a special number for the fraud squad .
26 I picked up the phone and gave the switchboard the Fulham number .
27 Why ca n't I pick up the phone and say , Come on , darling ?
28 I 'll just pick up the phone and , how 'll I begin ?
29 He had picked up the phone and was asking Celia to show their visitor up , James Morris glanced disdainfully at the new manager .
30 On impulse I picked up the phone and rang her , hoping I still had the right number .
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