Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] up [adv] [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 | Meredith glanced up uncertainly at the four-storey buildings soaring up forbiddingly on either side of the alley where they were walking . |
| 4 | Emilia looked up sharply in the gloom . |
| 5 | Of course , the well-groomed head of modern Bruges pops up all over the place to remind you that this is not really a medieval theme park at all . |
| 6 | flat-topped Sandoya rears up out of the sea , with , behind it , the tent-like shape of Sør-Fugløya , a bird reserve . |
| 7 | Anwar blew up all over the place . |
| 8 | But the Crues eased up alarmingly in the second-half to give an out-of-touch Newry side far too much room . |
| 9 | A while ago , a captain of industry exhorted Ireland to get up earlier in the morning . |
| 10 | Rory got up out of the creaking wooden seat and walked unsteadily over to where Fergus lay on the bare wooden floorboards , head against the ancient , burst couch . |
| 11 | Mrs Marriage came up tentatively along the line of boats , making sure she caught her husband 's good eye before she moved into their circle of secrecy . |
| 12 | As he edged forward , Sendei glanced up occasionally at the far end . |
| 13 | They found Googol tied up securely in the Emerald Suite with a leather hood over his head . |
| 14 | The steam seemed to have cleared a little and Lucien could see that Walterkin sat up straight against the far wall , his knees raised , his hands dangling between them . |
| 15 | Rigby was surprised when Gedge turned up beforehand at the town 's Tesco stores where she had a Saturday job . |
| 16 | Montgomery looked up gratefully at the sound of rattling cups . |
| 17 | Oh , it was a wondrous secret life that Little Billy lived up there in the sky at night on Swan 's back ! |
| 18 | Sandy came up only on the front of the green but made three . |
| 19 | Tournament organiser Ussher Watson picks up again with the popular Class Two and Three events , a great hit with League players last year , and part of the Tri-Sport Mini and Micro Prix . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Cardiff looked up then at the Constable , still dabbing at a fresh nosebleed with his now-crimson handkerchief . |
| 22 | Trotter backed up slowly towards the stairs . |
| 23 | Guido drew up abruptly at the side of the road . |
| 24 | Every time Jim tried to pass the Ford moved up close to the Renault 's rear bumper , or rather the towbar protruding from it , and Jim was forced to ease back again . |
| 25 | Overall : the overall performance rating of 225.28 is not at all bad , putting the Aries machine up there amongst the rest of the 33MHz 486 machines . |
| 26 | The train pulled into Woodburn , and Clare stepped up out of the carriage . |