Example sentences of "and [vb past] [noun pl] [verb] up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ewes weighed between 70 and 90kg and produced fleeces weighing up to 6.5kg . |
| 2 | The process begun under Edward I was continued in July 1333 when , at Halidon Hill , outside Berwick , the English showed that they had learned to coordinate the use of ‘ traditional ’ cavalry with the ‘ new ’ archer force , the combination on this occasion being that of archers and dismounted men-at-arms drawn up in a defensive position which showed what successes a measure of flexibility could bring to an army led by men willing to experiment . |
| 3 | In those days of rationing and imitation food we associated fish paste and potted meat with the fearful compounds of soya bean flour , dried egg and dehydrated onions bashed up with snoek or Spam which were cheerfully known as " mock crab paste " and meat spread " . |
| 4 | All her fifteen combed and scrubbed years rose up in an endless vista of baths and shampoos and clean underwear ; a cortege of full baths in which she had washed herself , a slithering file of bars of soap which she had rubbed to nothing against her flesh . |
| 5 | She felt her whole inner being convulse in a helpless , shattering pang of sheer physical longing , and she lifted dazed and dazzled eyes to look up at him . |
| 6 | Ten of those who relied on others lived alone and had regimens specifying up to six applications daily . |