Example sentences of "[vb past] and [verb] up [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stooped and scooped up the little dog on to her lap . |
| 2 | He stooped and picked up the cruel dagger which had nearly split his throat . |
| 3 | He stooped and picked up the torn halves himself . |
| 4 | Emily turned and walked up the wide staircase , looking painfully at the bare walls where paintings of her ancestors had hung for generations . |
| 5 | They watched the flames begin to lick through it , then turned and hurried up the spiral stairway towards the battlements . |
| 6 | And they did n't stop until he heaved and brought up a great deal of liquid into the bowl that Peggy was reluctantly holding . |
| 7 | She leaned and opened up a flat box . |
| 8 | He stood and picked up the small bowl he had brought , walking through to her bathroom to empty it . |