Example sentences of "[adv] as [pers pn] [verb] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | DETECTIVES are hunting the killer of a friendly bus driver gunned down as he walked up the driveway to his North-East home . |
| 2 | It shone through , not only by the dedication she demonstrated to earn her outstanding successes internationally in both lawn tennis and golf but — in a way — even more so as she faced up the cruel two-year reality of fighting a terminal illness until her recent death at the age of 45 . |
| 3 | But after 74 miles , they were all together as they charged up the last climb to the finishing line . |
| 4 | But suddenly , just as I grabbed up the half-eroded head of a carved-stone monkey , I found my finger caught so fast between its gritty teeth that a gasp broke from me . |
| 5 | It was also noticed that he ceased to whistle unconsciously as he walked up the aisle from the vestry . |
| 6 | She saw Elaine as soon as she walked up the planked wooden steps to the bar , and noticed as she drew closer that her friend was already tipsy . |
| 7 | As soon as she picked up the receiver I 'd say , ‘ It 's Robina , ’ and then cut off . |
| 8 | " Essoldo Cinema , good morning , " it said again , as soon as she picked up the receiver in the hall . |
| 9 | As soon as he hung up the phone , he started to pack a few things . |
| 10 | I ca n't as soon as you warmed up the pie |
| 11 | It was dark and the sea was rising rapidly as I came up the firth , keeping the bows in the direction of the flashing lighthouse on the White Hill of Vatster . |
| 12 | I did n't even look up as he went up the ramp into the street , so I 'm still not sure when he passed out of the garden and into the rest of the world . |
| 13 | Donna did n't slow up as she roared up the slope . |
| 14 | Scott the collie has his work cut out as he rounds up the sheep at Camp Farm . |
| 15 | The embalmers had done what they could but , even as they walked up the nave , both Cranston and Athelstan caught the whiff of putrefaction . |
| 16 | He smiled reassuringly as he started up the engine , which obliged first time . |
| 17 | The mare was breathing hard as she trotted up the pastureland . |
| 18 | She could hear Penry moving about upstairs as he made up the other bed . |
| 19 | His head slumped forward as he gave up the ghost . |
| 20 | Graham asked casually as he zipped up the holdall . |
| 21 | How easily he could dissemble , Merrill thought wearily as she drew up the chair and prepared to take his dictation . |
| 22 | So he looked at Matron , tight-faced and armored in starch , at Miss Guttner sitting lumpishly beyond her , her glasses shining blankly as they picked up the overhead light that filled the room with a necessary illumination against the heaviness of the sky pressing grayly against the windows . |
| 23 | Only the young Swede and the attendant took a sympathetic interest and pointed helpfully as I gathered up the meatballs and deposited them in the ashtray . |