Example sentences of "up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Robins picked a piece up off the beach . |
| 32 | I soon had an armful , then clambered up off the shingle to the better walking of the salt-washed turf where the burn , dividing into deep peaty runnels , cut its way to the shore . |
| 33 | As the plastic is flat then it has to be lifted up off the base of the tank . |
| 34 | He then got up off the floor and threatened to hit the labour master with his boots in his hand . |
| 35 | He must expect her to get up off the bed and kiss his cheek , say good-night , see you in the morning , go out quickly and close the door behind her . |
| 36 | Pushing myself up off the wet ground , I brushed the twigs and earth off my trousers while I checked my pockets . |
| 37 | It could be that the cordless power-tool is turning a full circle , representing the original hand-tools without the sweat ; you simply pick it up off the bench and use it , or pack it away in your toolbag and take it to wherever the task has to be done , and do it . |
| 38 | The brake is simply a length of ¾ × 2½in oak tied under the sled , with a steel ‘ claw ’ , and elastic shock cord to hold it up off the ground . |
| 39 | She got up off the bed and went to the door , her heart thumping wildly . |
| 40 | Plenty of guys in this racket have found themselves in front of a jury for a lot less than picking a dame up off the floor . |
| 41 | I put weight on my hands and tried to push myself up off the floor . |
| 42 | All bits , other bits of equipment as well , you 've got sometimes in the back of police cars you 've got brooms and shovels to clear the mess up off the road , yeah have you seen a policeman clearing up the road , saving people |
| 43 | I got out of bed gah ! — and then picked myself up off the floor . |
| 44 | Like a fat woman trying to get up off the grass . |
| 45 | Carelessness — the thing picked up off the hall mat , thrust into her pocket and forgotten — or deliberate appropriation ? |
| 46 | Kadan scooped the twins up off the floor . |
| 47 | And I know one of the things I picked up off the course was it ? |
| 48 | Erm one of the things I picked up off the course is , technically every training course that we have , should be written in a way that that identifies erm Unit two point four I 'm on to at the minute . . |
| 49 | Louis looked as though he 'd just got up off the ground after being knocked out in a fight . |
| 50 | ‘ Picked it up off The Idlers . ’ |
| 51 | This deed somehow necessitated a second manoeuvre , that of picking myself up off the floor . |
| 52 | If you 've got an unknown author there is no way somebody is going to buy that book unless they have picked it up off the shelf . |
| 53 | Anyway , we 've finished all we can eat of this Cambozola , and the wine bottle is only good for sticking candles in , and we are still sitting on the carpet lit by one small lamp somewhere over in the corner , and she keeps filling in the pauses by staring into my eyes as if she 's checking I do n't wear false eyelashes , and I start to think it 's about time I got up off the floor . |
| 54 | I picked it up off the floor , and it looked perfectly new . ’ |
| 55 | Our Gîte was lovely , it was set on legs , high up off the ground . |
| 56 | I saw him when we got picked up off the I mean it was half a lifeboat we were left sitting on . |
| 57 | The heat comes up off the tarmac and pummels him . |
| 58 | Paul gets up off the floor and sits on the bed . |
| 59 | Forensic will get something up off the grass . ’ |
| 60 | He came up off the floor in one swift , powerful lunge , slamming the full force of his body into Boisson and driving him back towards the dungeon before the man could gather himself for another swing . |