Example sentences of "as i [vb base] [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | The faint sound of his cello , as I lay tucked up in bed , is woven into my childhood memories . |
| 2 | ‘ It has been lowered over my head many times , and then , as I have reached up to smite it , it has passed before me and consumed many people . |
| 3 | ‘ My family has always helped me out , but it 's getting hard , especially as I have to give up work for four months . ’ |
| 4 | Excuse me for not writing more as I have to catch up with some sleep and get to a meeting about the course by 10 a.m. tomorrow ! |
| 5 | As I have to get up early , I 'll break off the letter now , and take up the story later . |
| 6 | But she put it up here , I think probably to make it easier , I mean if anyone 's had , I do n't know if anyone had children in the seventies when it was the fashion to wear very long skirts , or even as I find going up and down stairs in my nightie , you 're more than likely to fall and break a leg and the baby 's neck at the same time , if you wear a long skirt . |