Example sentences of "up [adv] [conj] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He got up suddenly and placed a pile of clothes on the end of the bed . |
| 2 | In the old days of the dance halls people could turn up separately and get a dance . |
| 3 | Set each item against a contrasting background so that it shows up clearly and lay a ruler alongside it to give a guide to its size . |
| 4 | I 'll get rid of my man , and you stay up here and create a diversion if anyone appears before I 'm in the clear . |
| 5 | I expect one of the old ladies was up there and dropped a fag end or something , and just forgot it . |
| 6 | Yes , like many of the others , I happen to be one of the ones who did go up there and take a look at it , erm , at the time , and I hope that the motion as er , not only to the county archivist but all the staff over there for the very hard work and diligent work of which they put in . |
| 7 | Erm and so I wandered up there and had a look at it and photographed . |
| 8 | Well I would , I should go up there and have a word with Carole and Brian cos they sit on their own all christmas virtually ! |
| 9 | ‘ I reckon we could climb up there and have a look around . ’ |
| 10 | I 'll go up there and have a look . |
| 11 | Yeah let's go up there and have a look . |
| 12 | She looked up then and saw a flicker of doubt in his dark eyes and then it was gone and he shrugged . |
| 13 | Lucy sat up abruptly and lit a cigarette . |
| 14 | He put one hand out ; she put out hers and gripped his forearm , looked up briefly and made a noise which might have been " thanks " , and went on working at the strap of her shoe . |