Example sentences of "we [vb past] up [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We drew up by the main entrance and Tony and I went through the swing doors at speed and headed for the secretary 's office . |
| 2 | Setting off from Rosedale village centre ( the bakery there does a rather stunning line in apricot and mincemeat slices ) , we headed up towards the infamous Chimney Bank ( a one in three climb , used for the British National Hillclimb Championships ) . |
| 3 | We lined up across the broad esplanade between the Prime Minister 's Office and the clear Caribbean Sea . |
| 4 | I thought about running along beside him as we came up to the main road opposite the church , about his taking my hand and singing , ‘ Hold my hand — I 'm a stranger in paradise ! ’ |
| 5 | As we drove up towards the Common , they looked at each other briefly , then looked away . |
| 6 | We linked up with the Daily Express to help run the campaign , part of which is to champion the cause of Marine Nature Reserves . |
| 7 | If he had his way , and we signed up for the social chapter , those extra costs would have to be met out of those pay packets and there 'd be even less for people to take in wages so the honourable gentleman should n't be complaining about low pay when he wants to add to the costs of employment along with the rest of his party . |
| 8 | Well , I think you 're you 're putting your finger on the issue that we brought up at the very beginning about this man in the churchyard . |
| 9 | What in it ? , well when we went up onto the Roman battlement ? |
| 10 | We went up to the top floor and were told to sleep in a room full of grey metal bunks and steel lockers , and to sleep fully clothed to avoid the lice . |