Example sentences of "he got up [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 In the bronze medal fight against Axel Lobenstein , of East Germany , White appeared to start with more aggressive determination , but his attacks were way off target and he was thrown for a yuko ( five points ) as he got up off the ground .
2 I remember that when he got up at the end of the meal , his head nearly touched the ceiling , and , as usual , the rising to his feet was undertaken by means of the silent swivel-mechanism .
3 He 'd warn Lee when he got up to the wood .
4 He thought he would not begin on all that , so he got up from the kitchen table .
5 He got up from the desk , then went to the window wall and stood there .
6 As I entered the room he got up from the floor , drawing his sleeve across his mouth .
7 He felt stiff when he got up from the chair and turned out the light and groped his way through the still open doorway to the bed , shedding his clothes on to the floor .
8 ‘ All right , then , ’ said his Dad , putting his hand on Philip 's shoulder as he got up from the table .
9 He had knocked over the water jug when he got up from the table .
10 He and Anne had a bathroom opening out of their bedroom but Adam , when he got up in the night , usually went to the other one that was on the far side of the landing .
11 ‘ Mum said he got up in the middle of the night to go to the toilet .
12 When he got up in the morning , his ankles felt ricketty .
13 ‘ He slept like a log and when he got up in the morning and saw the car had gone he was very upset , ’ said a source .
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