Example sentences of "as [noun prp] [verb] up [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He thinks I 'm his mother ’ she said blissfully , as Patrick gazed up at her from her lap — dolls will never be quite the same again . |
| 2 | Francis Morgan looked at him wildly as Teversham came up at his elbow , solid as a rock . |
| 3 | She came to rest beside the statue of Father Matthew , the Apostle of Temperance , and as Jacob drew up to her he joked : ‘ You would n't want to get too close to him . |
| 4 | As Ashley looked up at him , she gulped in a breath . |
| 5 | In fact , as Ivo pulled up at her hotel , she realised that , if anything , Vendelin Gajdusek had learned far more about her that evening than she had ever learned about him ! |
| 6 | She heard the sound of twigs cracking as Bridget came up behind her . |