Example sentences of "up his [noun sg] [conj] [verb] " 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 does this by resorting to gorilla-like behaviour , puffing up his chest and appearing expansive , ’ says Dr Trower . |
| 3 | He handed me back the key , thanked me , picked up his grip and left . ’ |
| 4 | In 1613 , therefore , he gave up his Fellowship and left for the Continent in the suite of the Princess Elizabeth , who had just married the Elector Frederick of the Rhine . |
| 5 | Unheeding , he picked up his greatcoat and strode towards the door . |
| 6 | He picked up his bottle and tramped away , treading on Dickinson 's feet . |
| 7 | She took Mungo 's case , hung up his mac and led him to a fire as lively as the one in the waiting-room . |
| 8 | He straightens up his mac and gives me a real serious look . |
| 9 | Ellwood stayed still for a while , letting the priest set up his tackle and make a couple of casts , then he slithered down to the path . |
| 10 | When he was released , he sold up his home and moved to Barcelona , where he now had a job in a printing press . |
| 11 | The animal was so tame that it shinned up his leg and dived into a deep pocket . |
| 12 | In reply , Pascoe closed up his fist and smote Sam on the chest , sending him staggering back . |
| 13 | He pulled up his coat-collar and edged closer to the door , muttering impatiently , ‘ Get a move on , ca n't you ? ’ |
| 14 | A waiting gowned and masked midwife took the baby , and Dr Jones hitched up his mask and followed her into the incubator nursery . |
| 15 | Cross-examined by Herbert Kerrigan , QC , Mr Taylor denied making up his story or leaving his former job because of ill-feeling with the accused . |
| 16 | He once swore , he said , that he would never give up his freedom and take on such a big post , but now here he is . |
| 17 | He crammed on his hat , clutched up his cloak and ran . |
| 18 | He picked up his clock and put it by his bed because he had to wake up at seven o'clock . |
| 19 | For wandering on stage , Black Francis picks up his guitar and screams into ‘ Tame ’ . |
| 20 | For wandering on stage , Black Francis picks up his guitar and screams into ‘ Tame ’ . |
| 21 | The Duchess giggled as he then picked up his guitar and sang Michael Row The Boat Ashore . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | Himmler picked up his pen and started to write again . |
| 24 | And with that he picked up his pen and returned to his paperwork , dismissing her . |
| 25 | In fact Patrickson , under such circumstances , could have found himself at variance with the old Company of Mines Royal which still had the powers vested in it and doubtless to his mortification be forced to give up his work or pay a Royalty — not however , to Muncaster estates . |
| 26 | Tock passed up his suitcase and shut the door . |
| 27 | ‘ Do what you can for me , ’ and he crossed himself , picked up his suitcase and moved on . |
| 28 | They make up his hope and give him his strength . |
| 29 | Calmly the Gloucester full-back lined up his kick and dropped a soaring goal from 40 yards . |
| 30 | He was n't in the least interested ; he went on cutting up his meat and making little packets of food on his fork . |