Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [pron] up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And then , so gently that she was hardly aware of what was happening — as if she was merely swaying with the tide — he gradually pulled her towards the shore , slowly drawing her up against the bare , damp skin of his broad chest . |
| 2 | He usually sleeps for a couple of days and then slowly builds himself up for the next trip . |
| 3 | At the end , you might slowly count yourself up from 1 to 5 , suggesting to yourself that when you reach the number 5 you will be wide awake , feeling refreshed and at peace . |
| 4 | I did not dare move , and yet I did : I put my hand on his thigh , and slowly moved it up towards the centre of my desire . |
| 5 | I do not see why I should so deliver myself up to those who are so assiduously conducting the campaign of abuse and denigration directed at me . |
| 6 | About 50 paisley-shirted individuals suddenly found themselves up to their knees in wet mud . |
| 7 | Garner and Croft were by now both injured , but West Indies suddenly found themselves up against some determination . |
| 8 | After dominating for four rounds , he suddenly found himself up against it when he shipped a series of right hand shots in the final two sessions . |
| 9 | In the late 16th century there was a short period when , rather than the usual 13 ribs , lutes suddenly sprouted anything up to 37 and made of very narrow strips of yew . |
| 10 | ‘ He won enough to set himself up in his own business , so if you see a ‘ Terimon Cafe ’ on the outskirts of London you 'll know how it got the name . ’ |
| 11 | Consider a rebel stretch of human DNA that is capable of snipping itself out of its chromosome , floating freely in the cell , perhaps multiplying itself up into many copies , and then splicing itself into another chromosome . |
| 12 | ‘ We had the good fortune to have fixed ropes in place all the way down but there were gusts of 100mph which literally lifted us up off our feet and threw us back down again , ’ said Harry . |
| 13 | Business can tell us they are unable to work with Labour , the City can hijack a Labour Government by sabotaging the economy , but they 'll only show themselves up for what they are a power-mad cartel with no regard for the British people . |
| 14 | ‘ Now , I better bring you up to date a bit . |
| 15 | I 'd better bring you up to date on what 's been happening since I saw you . ’ |
| 16 | Never mind , you can all warm us up with your , your programme this morning . |
| 17 | Still , better keep it up till dear Johnny gets back . |
| 18 | ‘ I thought I 'd better keep you up to date — you left here in such a rush , you did n't say whether you had any thoughts on the villa business … ’ |
| 19 | He nodded agreement , muttered that he thought a grand finale would be her kind of thing , better to wrap it up in style , he said , echoing Ivan . |
| 20 | Cos you can only use them up to about four I would think cos other , other than that they get a bit too big for them do n't they ? he could do with a little slide in the garden |
| 21 | But you can only use it up for a month and then you . |
| 22 | He suddenly swung her up into his arms , looking down at her with burning eyes . |
| 23 | Erm would it be an idea perhaps to put something up on notice boards that the conference people are going to see . |
| 24 | Of how a man might contrive to open a cylinder of phetam , and perhaps set us up as a God-King himself , on a more salubrious world … |
| 25 | ‘ I am going to arrange a van to transport that fish to Berkeley so get it up on the bank . ’ |
| 26 | Millions Of Honey opened Saturday night with a sparky set of robust , melodic guitar songs that have toughened and matured over the last year of line-up shuffles , and should justly set them up for a spot of national service . |
| 27 | It 's very good quality , erm yeah , I think it 's , it 's it 's , the quality of it is good enough to put it up for , i in the sort of higher echelon of marks . |
| 28 | When Jesus says to his disciples , ‘ You are not to set your mind on food or drink ; you are not to worry ’ ( Luke 12:29 — the only New Testament use of the word ) , he is saying that God 's care for us as Father means that food and drink are not to be a hang-up , an occasion for doubt and anxiety which constantly keeps us up in the air . |
| 29 | The second time he came round , he suddenly pulled himself up into a sitting position . |
| 30 | ‘ I never thought to see this day , ’ he murmured , as he rose to his feet and gently pulled her up to him . |