Example sentences of "[adv] and [verb] up the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mihal beat away the burning logs with his club while Martin rushed in and picked up the old man . |
| 2 | ‘ Well , well , ’ she said , bending down and picking up the little frog , ‘ what have we here then ? ’ |
| 3 | He went down and picked up the dangling receiver . |
| 4 | I reached down and picked up the empty wine bottle and smashed it to the floor . |
| 5 | She went downstairs and brought up the only sweets she had in the house ; a box of liqueur chocolates . |
| 6 | However , Ell moved quickly over and picked up the raw meat . |
| 7 | Smoothing down her skirt as she seated herself , she reached over and started up the secondary computer . |
| 8 | Only 16·5 per cent of the inhabitants of Pimhill Hundred were exempted from payment of the hearth tax in 1672 , and though many cottagers remained near the poverty line all their lives others prospered a little and moved up the social scale . |
| 9 | yeah , I could n't believe it I mean you go back five years he 'd never done things like that , he erm , missed the most easiest reds and left it right over the pocket and then Stephen Hendry went on and cleared up the whole frame , got a break of over a hundred |
| 10 | He lifted one knee from the ground and turned his head slowly and looked up the slight incline to the path , and in his sun-blinded vision he saw a shape . |
| 11 | ‘ The delivery room was up two flights of stairs , so Tony picked me up and ran up the two flights with me . |
| 12 | The swimming pool , garden terraces and poolside bar are the daytime focus of attention for those who want to lie back and soak up the Mediterranean sun , and the restaurant and caféteria serve a good variety of snacks throughout the day . |
| 13 | You could then lean back and pick up the front foot , thrusting it straight into the opponent 's solar plexus . |
| 14 | Take an advanced lesson tomorrow and call up the poorest performer in your team ( there must be one ) arid make him or her feel really good about the challenge ahead . |
| 15 | ‘ go around and hold up the northern half of this wood . |
| 16 | He came across and dabbed up the spilt coffee with a dirty dishcloth and a flourish . |
| 17 | And at once , two more leapt forward and scooped up the bleeding lumps of flesh and bone and flung them into the open furnaces . |
| 18 | Jill darted forward and picked up the crushed envelope . |
| 19 | Then Julius closed the door again and started up the winding staircase nearby . |
| 20 | Then she stood up , turned to the sink again and picked up the rust-coloured casserole dish from where she had left it . |
| 21 | I could then walk much faster and push up the average daily mileage . |