Example sentences of "we [vb past] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But even then we divided up the list and had at least an aisle between us . |
| 2 | We got up the top there . |
| 3 | Which means — since I did n't know about all that when we drew up the contract — there will be a surcharge . ’ |
| 4 | We headed up the Ring Road towards Old Delhi , and as we drove the avenues began to fill with bicycle rickshaws , all heading in the same direction . |
| 5 | We wandered up the darkened staircase back to our chamber . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | Then she had to go back to the shop to get our fish and chips , so we bundled up the rest of the wood and , as it was dark , ventured out to see if Dad could find some customers for his new business . |
| 8 | and if we divvied up the exam fee on a fifty per cent basis it would mean that B A I E were getting twenty quid for doing nothing but probably more twenty quids than they would get normally because students who would be attracted in through Napier would be paying their forty quid as well |
| 9 | ‘ As we came up the trackway of your house , Sir John , we found a Hand of Glory with a lighted candle in its fingers . ’ |
| 10 | We burned up the Xerox machine . |
| 11 | As we drove up the Llanberis Pass he imparted to me , in response to my questions , something of the routine of his life . |
| 12 | So we drove up the Llanberis Pass and on the way conceived the unoriginal compromise idea of a Snowdon Horseshoe circuit . |
| 13 | As we drove up the lime tree avenue , a traditional feature of Irish country houses , the rain was reducing visibility to a few inches . |
| 14 | Next we opened up the loading door . |
| 15 | We opened up the parish hall to the wounded and dead which were brought in from all parts of the village . |
| 16 | How can the Labour party say that in the year when we opened up the whole of industry to competition , in the year when we tightened the price control and made it clear that the customer is high on our list of priorities ? |
| 17 | Though bone dry , they shone in an evening sun that dazzled us , as we linked up the infrequent holds . |
| 18 | We hauled up the pots , removed the lobsters and crabs and dropped the pots back in the sea . |
| 19 | The conversation then started to get interesting and we turned up the volume in London . |
| 20 | As we climbed up the crags of Petra , black goats eyed us warily from black holes . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | We climbed up the easy slope to the top of the island , and found we were overlooking a sort of wooded cliff on the other side . |
| 23 | Our conversation , previously animated , took on a dogged silence as we climbed up the final leg . |
| 24 | We followed up the representations that were made by the hon. Lady and by others on that point , and the regional offices of the Department of Employment have been in negotiation with TECs to try to establish the extent to which they need additional resources to meet the YT guarantee . |
| 25 | When peace came again in 1918 we followed up the production of reversible wool rugs with the making of chenille Axminster carpets . |
| 26 | Furthermore , we followed up the course of the accompanying cholecystitis for 12 months and describe its complete cure . |
| 27 | We walked up the wooden passage . |
| 28 | The next morning we walked up the glacier and did a lengthy rock scramble , the Trifthorn ( 3,728 metres ) , partly to acclimatise , and partly because Martin had tried it a few years earlier and failed to reach the top . |
| 29 | We soon reached an Inn at a place called Hardraw , and descending from our vehicles , after warming ourselves by the cottage fire we walked up the brook side to take a view of a third waterfall … |
| 30 | We walked up the wide stone steps . |