Example sentences of "[vb past] up [coord] [verb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd sit out in my car , all made up and wait for the stage doorkeeper to come and fetch me . ’ |
| 2 | He got up and reached for the phone . |
| 3 | At one o'clock Rachaela ate lunch , and at five past two , half an hour too late , she got up and left for the antiques shop . |
| 4 | Then suddenly she got up and made for the piano . |
| 5 | When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter . |
| 6 | ‘ Bill and I were left on stage gaping as they all got up and made for the exits . |
| 7 | When Stuart and I heard this we got up and looked for the nearest exit . |
| 8 | Leonora contemplated argument , abandoned it , and , without taking the hand , got up and started for the stairs on leaden feet , full of foreboding about the night ahead . |
| 9 | He was much respected for his knowledge of golf courses , but was a throwback to the days when caddies wore old macs or tweed overcoats , slept rough in the summer , and in October committed a misdemeanour mild enough to ensure six months in jail to see them through the winter and send them out sobered up and refreshed for the new golf season . |
| 10 | We saw our chance , and hastily we packed up and prepared for the long trek back the way we had come , to the Youth Hostel . |
| 11 | I thought it was a fine display of irreligious pop art myself , but the local Scout Master must 've taken offence , for the Dog pack packed up and headed for The Robey , where they currently host their anti-establishment , multi-media club nights . |
| 12 | I scrambled up and reached for the eject button on the cassette deck . |
| 13 | as they reached up and felt for the fruit . |
| 14 | Jackie stood up and reached for the bottle . |
| 15 | Merymose stood up and made for the door . |
| 16 | Claudia stood up and made for the door . |
| 17 | Thérèse sat up and fumbled for the light-switch that dangled from a cord beside the bed . |
| 18 | Not daring to put on the light , she sat up and felt for the glass of water on the bedside table . |