Example sentences of "table [coord] [verb] up [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 They were putting the chairs up on the tables and wiping up the mess and the cracked glasses and limp crisp-bags , and I still was n't feeling too good .
2 I stretch over to the bedside table and pick up the packet and lighter , remove a cigarette and hand it to her .
3 From the comfort of my armchair I reach across the table and pick up the gun .
4 He rose , walked round the table and picked up the skein .
5 Simon strode over to the table and picked up the parchment on top of the pile .
6 He watched the material of her shell suit strain to the limit as she bent over the coffee table and picked up the tray of cups and saucers .
7 He sat down at the kitchen table and picked up the hacksaw .
8 Then he strode over to the table and picked up the ale jug standing there .
9 She shot him an angry look , but all she received in return was a derisively raised eyebrow , and , when Claudine came back to their table and pulled up a chair with the ease of a spoiled favourite , Alain gave her all his attention and left Jenna to try to pull Marguerite back into some sort of pleasure at this irritating treat .
10 Lucy arranged the contents of a folder on the table and set up a typewriter .
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