Example sentences of "[vb past] up [conj] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When we began , we therefore had six members helping lead the open youth club ; one who headed up and organised a coffee bar which aims to be open whenever the centre is open ; others who were involved in the drama ; keep fit ; OAP 's and other groups . |
| 2 | ‘ I woke up and heard a lot of laughter , ’ said Ollie . |
| 3 | One morning I woke up and made a plan . |
| 4 | Then the Prince came up and had a try and he did n't do any better . ’ |
| 5 | One large hand came up and cupped a breast , the thumb grazing one nipple as his head dipped and he drew the other into his mouth , suckling deeply . |
| 6 | ‘ A policeman in plain clothes jumped on my friend , so another one of my friends jumped on his back and then another policeman came up and smashed a radio into her head . |
| 7 | ‘ A policeman in plain clothes jumped on my friend , so another one of my friends jumped on his back and then another policeman came up and smashed a radio into her head . |
| 8 | In fact , at the Gardener Centre a few months after I took after we did a workshop which Radio Brighton took part in and came up and gave a class in terms of how to make the most out of your local radio station , and that kind of thing we really need to develop even further . |
| 9 | How many times have you told yourself you could not do something but when you ultimately faced up and had a go , to your amazement you succeeded . |
| 10 | Everyone buckled up and braved a face to see everyone and say their goodbyes as it was a parting for many good friends , both teachers and pupils . |
| 11 | Her brother , Roger Lewis , already had a company that made gigantic floor cushions , so the three of them teamed up and opened a cushion shop in Chelsea . |
| 12 | Michael Swinton straightened up and ran a hand over his rough black head . |
| 13 | Duncan straightened up and tucked a wrench into the leg pocket of his dungarees . |
| 14 | Jonathan straightened up and flipped a switch . |
| 15 | Someone crept up and thrust a sword under the back plate of his armour , slicing his spine . ’ |
| 16 | She got up and made a cup of tea , sitting by her bed to drink it , her face pale and set . |
| 17 | As the fire burnt down , the duergar got up and took a log lying to the right of the fire and placed it amongst the embers . |
| 18 | sat around a little bit , got up and had a walk , find a |
| 19 | Nina got up and smiled a smile that was meant for no-one . |
| 20 | The raw recruits leapt up and formed a queue to wash in basins half full of freezing water , changed only after every third man . |
| 21 | I just fucking packed up and have a sister . |
| 22 | So he went up and had a scan and they s they checked it and of course when they checked the scan they noticed that his kid one of his kidneys had n't been functioning for a long time . |
| 23 | He went up and got a bottle of Sasperella he said to me there was two bottles left . |
| 24 | She remembered how she had submerged herself in scented water every day and sometimes twice in the sticky summertime and never would again , until she grew up and had a bathroom of her own . |
| 25 | Ann looked up and forced a smile ; and when Jennifer glanced up the table at the master of the house , Harry replied with a wink . |
| 26 | He looked up and saw a plane following him down ; it too had a battered wing-tip . |
| 27 | Adam looked up and saw a storm-trooper running towards him , waving his hand . |
| 28 | He paused and refilled our glasses , looked up and waved a greeting at a couple by the bar . |
| 29 | Haverford reached up and put a hand on the young man 's shoulder . |
| 30 | Joy Prentice , who had been sitting motionless throughout , reached up and pinched a louse out of her head . |