Example sentences of "had [vb pp] up as " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had joined up as Air Crew , and for several weeks had walked around proudly with the white flash in his cap , denoting that he had been selected for flying . |
| 2 | Susan had looked up as she felt his glance and had smiled towards him before moving to the group by the window . |
| 3 | He 'd noted that Howard had clammed up as the new arrival appeared . |
| 4 | It seemed that all the other Minpins from the big tree had turned up as well to witness the great victory over the dreaded Gruncher . |
| 5 | Chris and I delivered the display , which the ITN graphics department had made up as we waited . |
| 6 | Eager to see Bella , she had got up as soon as she was awake , although it was her usual habit to lie , for twenty minutes or so , drowsy , cocooned in her warm bed , entertaining herself with fantasies . |
| 7 | Tammuz' face had lit up as he spoke . |
| 8 | I had woken up as the ferry was docking , feeling bad-breathed and half drunk , and had walked off the ramp , shown my passport at customs and asked where the police station was . |
| 9 | Out on the warm-up track , around the tent that the medical staff had set up as our headquarters , everyone crowded round and there were handshakes and smiles . |
| 10 | He had gone up as usual to turn Willie 's lamp down and had found him sitting up in bed with one of his library books lying open on his knees . |
| 11 | At the back of his mind , he still half-expected Control to call one day and say the Justice Department had fouled up as usual but everything was all right now , that it was time to send him out again . |