Example sentences of "they [was/were] [verb] up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were packing up the stalls when we left , ’ said Ianthe . |
| 2 | The rumour was that they were to give up the siege and have their contracts revoked before Christmas . |
| 3 | Between them they were picking up the power line , the hoses for oxygen and wastes . |
| 4 | There was a van by the door and they were loading up the files , the contracts , documents , everything ; ’ |
| 5 | Most watches become false alarms ; nevertheless , they were buttoning up the collection and making sure that every completed aircraft was hangared . |
| 6 | Conservationists criticized the Spanish authorities for failing to take sufficient measures to rescue oiled seabirds , and suggested that they were covering up the extent of the damage . |
| 7 | They were driving up the Harrow Road and had just passed the complex of St Mary 's Hospital when the campanile of St Matthew 's came suddenly into view on their left . |
| 8 | In a moment the two of them were running up the wide curved stairs . |