Example sentences of "up [conj] [vb base] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The clue is , of course , that if Archer 's coat was powder-stained his killer must have been someone known to him who could get up that close in the deserted night street where he met his end . |
| 2 | What had happened was that O had been at home , not sleeping , thinking about Boy at six in the morning , and he had called up and said , ‘ Are you watching TV , ’ to which Boy had replied , as the man had heard , ‘ Yes , ’ and then O had told Boy to turn over to the boxing ; he 'd just said , ‘ Get up and change to the third channel . |
| 3 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 4 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 5 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 6 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 7 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 8 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 9 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 10 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 11 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 12 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 13 | Shoot the bird to wake it up and switch to the straight-up bullets . |
| 14 | Er now we , the pensioners , had no choice , we were picked up and put into the new scheme having paid our contributions appropriately to the old scheme rules which were the higher contributions , but only to pick up the new scheme rules that were against our interest . |
| 15 | ‘ But many years ago , a wise old man said fall in love and you may fall flat on your face , but pick yourself up and rush towards the next one , knees bleeding , face bruised , arms open , heart on fire . ’ |
| 16 | Suddenly it was taking every atom of her will-power to stop that hand from doing what it longed to do — namely rise up and tangle with the silky black hair that curled so invitingly round Guido 's left ear . |