Example sentences of "ran up the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a squeak of pain and fear , and a look of real hate , it ran up the back of the chair and made a great jump onto the rope of the alarm bell . |
| 2 | Rain ran up the rest of the stairs . |
| 3 | Dropping the Brownie Annual , Jenny ran up the dale alongside the river as hard as she could go . |
| 4 | Intruding on a newly married couple sounded a textbook mistake when he surveyed it , but plainly both of them were glad he was there ; he could see it in their faces and ran up the platform with joy , not shy at all about the reflection of his hurtling bulk in the glass of a newsagent 's stall . |
| 5 | It ran up the rope of the alarm bell and disappeared in the darkness . |
| 6 | Then he ran up the rope of the alarm bell . |
| 7 | Again the rat ran up the rope of the alarm bell . |
| 8 | ‘ The rat always ran up the rope of the alarm bell ? ’ he asked . |
| 9 | It ran up the rope like lightning , while the heavy lamp shook with its desperate speed . |
| 10 | Maggie 's mum taught her how to sew , years ago , they had an old Singer from her aunt who died , and ran up the clothes for all the family . |
| 11 | Reporters and police rushed for cover , watching Janotte as he ran up the banks of a nearby gully . |
| 12 | Willie ran up the pathway towards the cottage , through the graves and under the oak tree , his shoes squelching . |
| 13 | At the gangway he hesitated and then ran up the bank after them . |
| 14 | ‘ Once I hit the 2O mile mark I started to feel stronger and my speed picked up slightly , but as I ran up the Mall towards Buckingham Palace I discovered a new meaning to the word pain . |
| 15 | Tim ran up the roof to the window . |
| 16 | She indicated Chris with a quick nod of the head , and ran up the garden to the house . |