Example sentences of "last [pers pn] [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | When at last I looked up we 'd almost arrived at the village . |
| 2 | At long last she looked up imploringly from the depths of her tiny handbag , which prompted Mark to produce his lighter . |
| 3 | When at last she looked up , it seemed days , weeks later . |
| 4 | But at last she looked up at him , a soft contented smile playing about her lips . |
| 5 | At last she looked up and smiled at the cat 's owner . |
| 6 | At last she reached up to gently touch his face . |
| 7 | At last she straightened up , rubbing at the soreness in her back , aware of her hot , dishevelled appearance , of the small rivulets of sweat that ran down the valley between her breasts . |
| 8 | At last she glanced up , tilting her chin in unconscious defiance . |
| 9 | When at last she snatched up her bedroom phone and found Rory on the end of it , Jessica had already endured a call from Terence . |
| 10 | Halfway through a d-i-y job , when you reach for a screwdriver , do you always seem to find the right tip and size on the last you pick up ? |
| 11 | At last he got up , paid the bill and went to the railway station . |
| 12 | At last he looked up at her . |
| 13 | It was gone in an instant as at last he looked up at her and pushed aside the papers he 'd been leafing through . |
| 14 | Then at last he looked up . |