Example sentences of "up his [noun sg] [conj] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rats walked up his chest and began to lick his stubbly chin , obviously enjoying the salt from Yanto 's late night swim . |
| 2 | He handed me back the key , thanked me , picked up his grip and left . ’ |
| 3 | Unheeding , he picked up his greatcoat and strode towards the door . |
| 4 | He picked up his bottle and tramped away , treading on Dickinson 's feet . |
| 5 | She took Mungo 's case , hung up his mac and led him to a fire as lively as the one in the waiting-room . |
| 6 | When he was released , he sold up his home and moved to Barcelona , where he now had a job in a printing press . |
| 7 | The animal was so tame that it shinned up his leg and dived into a deep pocket . |
| 8 | In reply , Pascoe closed up his fist and smote Sam on the chest , sending him staggering back . |
| 9 | He pulled up his coat-collar and edged closer to the door , muttering impatiently , ‘ Get a move on , ca n't you ? ’ |
| 10 | A waiting gowned and masked midwife took the baby , and Dr Jones hitched up his mask and followed her into the incubator nursery . |
| 11 | He crammed on his hat , clutched up his cloak and ran . |
| 12 | The Duchess giggled as he then picked up his guitar and sang Michael Row The Boat Ashore . |
| 13 | Not forgetting the notes in the blue box , he wrote , number the slips perhaps or leave unnumbered , each slip to record date and place of purchase of one element of the glass , size and shape and substance before incorporation , brief history of its purchase , tube ticket , bus ticket , receipt , weather on day of purchase and weather on day of incorporation , temperature on day of purchase and temperature on day of incorporation , 1 tin peaches , bread , marmite ( small ) , remember laundry , one day like any other ( and Goldberg , pausing in his typing , picked up his pen and put a small question mark in the margin of his typescript and then carried on ) , now winter has come , but every night like every other , walking round the glass under the cold light , measuring the glass , preparing the glass . |
| 14 | Himmler picked up his pen and started to write again . |
| 15 | ‘ Do what you can for me , ’ and he crossed himself , picked up his suitcase and moved on . |
| 16 | Calmly the Gloucester full-back lined up his kick and dropped a soaring goal from 40 yards . |
| 17 | He propped up his bicycle and opened his bag . |
| 18 | He picked up his tankard and drank off half of it in one gulp . |
| 19 | Father Peter picked up his tankard and sipped from it . |
| 20 | More recently Lou has cleaned up his act and started setting the world to rights . |
| 21 | He picked up his case and walked towards the door . |
| 22 | As there was still no sign of a porter , or anyone else for that matter , Cornelius shouldered his rucksack , took up his case and walked . |
| 23 | Champion picked up his whip and waved it at his mount to encourage him over those last few yards , and Aldaniti responded gamely . |
| 24 | The Cid was then before Albarrazin , doing all the evil that he could , and he brake up his camp and came with his host to Juballa ; and Abeniaf and the Alcaydes of Xativa and Carchayra came unto him , and they renewed their covenant to stand by each other , and be of one voice . |
| 25 | As Knocker went to the slide window to serve , Yanto picked up his pint and walked through into the snug . |
| 26 | When Mr Major ran for party leader , the terrier-like figure of Mrs Shephard joined his campaign team early on , rounded up his support and delivered him a victory which he was swift to reward with the post of Minister of State in the Treasury . |
| 27 | ‘ The one who chopped up his wife and married her sister ? |
| 28 | ‘ Jesus , ’ he repeated and turned up his collar and went up the path . |
| 29 | He took a last look at the green churchyard , turned up his collar and picked his way respectfully round the side of the church . |
| 30 | He picked up his telephone and got the radio room . |