Example sentences of "[verb] up [conj] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | and she 's never rung up and said anything about the shirts and trousers , |
| 2 | Wayne was driving now as they left the last of the houses behind , following the lake shore for a while until the wooded hillside of the Step rose up and screened it from their sight . |
| 3 | A billowing wave of darkness rose up and sucked her to its depths , and she sank to the floor . |
| 4 | Right , I think er , everyone 's had a good say from both sides , and I would like to sum up and put it to the vote . |
| 5 | Now , though , she was sitting in the dressing-room , not even sure if she could persuade her legs to stand up and carry her to the stage . |
| 6 | Jonathan , Jonathan , dad wants to watch the news in a minute please , so hurry up and change it over You 'd think they 'd save that You do n't know , I would n't be surprised you will well that 's marvellous is n't it ? |
| 7 | That 's when they used to come up and put it in the straight on to the station . |
| 8 | Peeling and torn adverts advertise the ‘ Summer Sun ’ a middle aged woman , in a tweed suit looks up and reads it as an excuse to turn away from her neighbour , an ‘ undesirable type ’ or a young again middle aged man greased back hair , a black fake leather jacket with sheep skin bits appearing here and there and a necklace protruding from his left nostril eventually attaching itself to his right ear . |
| 9 | Anyway , after about half an hour — the whole lesson — I just dried up and said something like , ‘ Well , that 's it . ’ |
| 10 | Even with concussion she had struggled up and hit him with a frying pan . |
| 11 | The afternoon and evening seemed to pass with agonizing slowness , yet , when the time came for Maurice 's departure , it felt to Charlotte as if it had crept up and taken them by surprise . |
| 12 | A quota is established by dividing the total number of valid votes by the number of members to be elected plus one , and rounding up or adding one to the quotient . |
| 13 | The mosquitos came up and bit me in the dark . |
| 14 | The mosquitos came up and bit me in the dark . |
| 15 | Then , slowly , his right hand came up and peeled hers from his arm . |
| 16 | She would n't acknowledge an Eternal Verity if one came up and smacked her in the chops . |
| 17 | A muscular leg came up and trapped hers beneath it . |
| 18 | The fist came up and caught him on the side of the head and Jack went down , seeing little sparkling stars . |
| 19 | Jekyll lived in fear of waking up and finding himself in Hyde 's body , with all Hyde 's evil passions . |
| 20 | There they would line Hollins Hill as the walkers toiled up and cheer them on their way . |
| 21 | He clambered up and intercepted her at the kitchen door , enfolding her and drawing her in to his body so that his warmth flowed through to her , just as he had that day when he 'd found her on the beach , lost and afraid ; like him , a victim of the past . |
| 22 | You 'll be please to know our patient has decided to waken up and grace us with his company , at long last . ’ |
| 23 | I thought he were gon na forget that , I thought I should of got up and told everybody at the front |
| 24 | Small world then , life 's I mean erm , child seat , there was one child seat in that was strapped to the and erm there was erm the , the other car seats in the front of the not strapped in I had to hurry up and put them in the back , cos I was running a bit late I was running a bit late anyway . |
| 25 | Staying seated while he prowls around makes me uneasy , so I stand up and join him at the window . |
| 26 | If the candidate seems settled in for the day stand up and help him/her with their coat , or begin to walk towards the door . |
| 27 | In 1809 William Bullock moved to London and in 1812 George sold up and joined him at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly . |
| 28 | We then see the goal , hopeful chip into the box , Rush attempts to take it to one side on the half volley with Fairclough bearing down , misses it completely , flies up and hits him in the shoulder . |
| 29 | Celia got up and followed her into the kitchen , and there were muffled sounds of crying . |
| 30 | I got up and kissed her on the way up and went to meet the boys . |