Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] [verb] up [conj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 erm My ears pricked up when Mr Waterhouse did in fact say , I though he said that it was n't necessarily help in monetary terms , but some of these people might be willing to help in kind , or in sort of helping as people with some voluntary organisations , and I think , if that was what he meant , I think there again that might be very useful , because voluntary organisations are always looking for people to help .
2 Her legs shot up and Samson 's tankard skidded across the counter , spilling the rest of the porter over the floor .
3 The interviewer will get their names mixed up and Fred Fm — the bald one who does n't sing — will smile and say ‘ just call us all Gloria ’ .
4 her arms reached up and offering
5 Léonie , with her sleeves rolled up and Victorine 's big blue overall wrapped round her , held the smeared plates under the hot tap , dunked them into the soapy water in the yellowing plastic bowl in the enamel sink , stacked them in the wooden rack on the tin draining-board .
6 Have you noticed how both these farts have their collars turned up and sort of ‘ pressed ’ at the front .
7 After moving to Beverly Hills his parents split up when Kiefer was only four years old .
8 He took great care to have his children brought up as members of his Church , though eventually all three who survived went over to that of their mother .
9 The barman was a beefy guy with his sleeves rolled up and tattoos on his arms .
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