Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] up on [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | So Angus got up on to the rock and held his fist high and told young McCulloch to stand the hostages on a knoll where everyone could see them and called out the oath above the drone of the pipe : ‘ We do swear — never to swerve — from our present path — till we have cleansed the country — of this oppressive Act . |
| 2 | Moving as quietly and gently as she could to avoid scaring the budgie away , Penny climbed up on to the fence and then , by way of various branches , up the tree . |
| 3 | The servants had realized what was happening , and brought ladders to climb up on to the roof . |
| 4 | Some stores along trendy Melrose , still virtually untouched , are guarded by their owners , luxury cars pulled up on to the sidewalk to block the entrance . |
| 5 | When the child shrank back against the edge of the bed and made no attempt to climb up on to the mattress , Aggie put a hand to her head before muttering , ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 6 | We can never be a hundred per cent sure with security , we are , it is a public building , we do encourage er patients and their relatives to come up on to the children 's wards as part of the treatment er to make it a much more homely atmosphere . |
| 7 | There were no bombs left , so Mayne leaped up on to the wing and , reaching into the cockpit , wrenched out the instrument panel with his bare hands . |
| 8 | Grandson Richard had quite long hair , which also helped when it was time to climb up on to the shoulder . |