Example sentences of "got up and [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He got up and put the light on , shivering .
2 Sikes got up and locked the door .
3 Rachaela got up and fed the baby .
4 Pascoe got up and checked the lock on the door .
5 ‘ I 'm going outside for a fag , ’ said the purple girl , She got up and left the hall .
6 In these scenes an unknown actress , impersonating Harlow 's voice , speaks the lines with her back to the camera or with her face hidden by a wide-brimmed hat ; at the sight of this , Boy simply got up and left the living room , left the end of the film unwatched and just sat in the kitchen with a pot of tea .
7 We lay there silently , then he got up and left the room , leaving me lying there in an agony of frustration and guilt , furious with myself for having given way , yet curiously glad I had finally done so .
8 Edward appeared to think hard for a few moments and then got up and left the room abruptly .
9 Without prolonging the agony for them both any longer she got up and left the room .
10 She got up and left the room .
11 Then , gulping down the remains of his cup of tea , he got up and left the table .
12 But on Thursday night she sat in her chair , the pain-lines deep in her face , and presently Ruth got up and filled the kettle .
13 She got up and made a cup of tea , sitting by her bed to drink it , her face pale and set .
14 As the fire burnt down , the duergar got up and took a log lying to the right of the fire and placed it amongst the embers .
15 I got up and took the pudding plates into the kitchen .
16 sat around a little bit , got up and had a walk , find a
17 Fosdyke got up and cleared the pudding plates , stacking them also on top of the video .
18 I got up and drained the rest of the wineskin .
19 The Brigade Major got up and opened the door .
20 He got up and opened the door .
21 Benjamin , who had been sitting on the edge of his trestle bed , got up and opened the door .
22 Pooley got up and opened the door .
23 There was an explosion not too far away and as he got up and opened the door to the rear yard , the rattle of small arms fire .
24 He got up and opened the window even wider for more air .
25 She got up and opened the window .
26 Nina got up and smiled a smile that was meant for no-one .
27 She got up and shook the cushion on her chair .
28 Rachaela got up and answered the phone , pressed the button and let in Doctor Chatterjee , who presently arrived in the flat .
29 Munro was angry , got up and paced the room .
30 Harvey got up and closed the door .
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