Example sentences of "up [subord] he [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hurry up cos he wants the margarine , can he have the margarine while you 're spreading on ? |
| 2 | It seemed to give him a purpose which , up until he saw the sign , he had n't had . |
| 3 | Scott looked up as he heard the key turn in the lock . |
| 4 | This time he did n't open the door for her , and she had difficulty keeping up as he took the front stairs two at a time . |
| 5 | Next to his plate was a jotting pad and pen which he must have picked up as he passed the navigation station . |
| 6 | Nubenehem looked up as he pushed the door open . |
| 7 | ‘ Life 's full of disappointments , Inspector , as I 'm sure — ’ Suddenly he stopped ; and his eyes lit up as he withdrew a black-leather wallet from the breast-pocket of his sports jacket . |
| 8 | ‘ It 's more like , ’ and his face lit up as he remembered the word , ‘ like a willage . ’ |
| 9 | DOWN'N OUT POOR Mark Hughes slips up as he tries a shot in Moscow — and soon he had fallen from grace completely . |
| 10 | He might even have been standing up as he tasted the first mouthful . |
| 11 | A great storm blew up as he approached the island , as if the elements themselves were trying to drive him from his chosen path . |
| 12 | Does Bonanza suggest how anybody is supposed to get the death cleared up when he takes an important witness thirty miles away ? |
| 13 | There was no sound of a human voice enquiring for his safety ; he shouted that he was safe , but gave up when he got no re-assuring reply ; he wondered if his friends had reached safety or had been caught under the falling rock . |
| 14 | His eyes lit up when he saw the fire , for his hands were blue with cold . |
| 15 | He was given the most cathartic laundering of his life , but his reputation — and his earnings from sponsors — shot up when he published the story in magazines around the globe . |