Example sentences of "up his [adj] [noun sg] [conj] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once they were back in the billet Charlie folded up his best suit and placed it under the bed next to the one Tommy had settled on , then swaggered around the room in his new uniform . |
| 2 | He turned up his inadequate collar and executed a dance step or two to keep his circulation going . |
| 3 | He buttoned up his black jacket and slid a hand into the top pocket for his sunglasses , calling up the stairs to where Lorenzini 's typewriter was clacking rapidly : |
| 4 | Dougal held up his gloved hand and ticked off the fingers . |
| 5 | There were no elections after 1794 when the town was occupied by French troops of the Revolutionary Army for , in 1805 , under pressure from Napoleon , the emperor Francis II gave up his imperial title and became just plain old Emperor of Austria . |
| 6 | He thought very , very carefully for a minute or more and then picked up his private phone and dialled a number . |
| 7 | Just like Maxwell , he used the fund to prop up his ailing company and got a family member to countersign cheques . |
| 8 | His reaction was to allow a harsh laugh to escape him , until she struck him hard on the jaw ; then his laughter changed in a flash and he grabbed hold of first one fist , then two , holding them easily in one hand while be brought up his free hand and cupped her chin in it . |
| 9 | As Luke 's arm curved in towards his head , Gallagher flung up his left arm and blocked it , driving his fist into Luke 's midriff . |
| 10 | The station head snatched up his smouldering cigar and patted furiously at his smouldering fly . |
| 11 | There , a former customer of the plaintiffs gave evidence that he had met the defendant in the street and mentioned to him that he had heard he had set up his own business and wanted the defendant to cut him a suit . |
| 12 | Then he picked up his own glass and sat down on the edge of the bed beside her . |
| 13 | He picked up his own cup and sat down opposite her . |
| 14 | The tramp pushed up his old hat and scratched his head . |
| 15 | The phone call finished , Jack Stone buttoned up his heavy jacket and stood in the darkened box , for a moment , peering through the windows at the desolate streets around him . |