Example sentences of "sticking up in the " in BNC.
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| 1 | They sat down in the road and , when the state police dragged them away , they threw jackrocks under the wheels of the ‘ scab ’ trucks ( a jackrock is a couple of sharpened nails welded together so that no matter which way they land , they always have a point sticking up in the air ) . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , when a stag mates with a hind , he first scrapes a hole in the ground Then he gets her head and shoulders down the hole , leaving her rear end sticking up in the air so he can sort of get at her easier like . ’ |
| 3 | There were also some strange red rods sticking up in the air from a holder . |
| 4 | My Defence Manual , which contains things like maps of the island with the caches marked , likely attack routes , a summary of tactics , a list of weapons I have or might make , includes within this last category quite a few unpleasant things like trip-wires and snares set a body-length away from a concealed broken bottle sticking up in the grass , electrically detonated mines made from pipe-bombs and small nails , all buried in the sand , and a few interesting , if unlikely , secret weapons , like frisbees with razors embedded in the edge . |
| 5 | I think er , and Pam says there 's a sort of post sticking up in the ceiling or something ? |