Example sentences of "up and [vb past] him [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Old Henry VII , father to the Great Killer , was a born miser and inveterate liar who would n't know the truth if it jumped up and bit him on the nose . |
| 2 | But hardly had the applause for the Collector died down when two hands reached up and dragged him down the stairs by his braces and into the crowd . |
| 3 | After calling Willie several times and getting no response , he eventually gave up and tapped him on the shoulder . |
| 4 | She jumped up and punched him in the kidneys before landing a fist on the point of his chin . |
| 5 | When he stabbed and lightly wounded the driver , they tied him up and took him to the settlement . |
| 6 | A waitress picked him up and took him round the restaurant . |
| 7 | Already there was the smell of roast beef and the white-coated cooks stood by with their carving knives waiting to hack the poor beast up and put him between a thousand Yorkshire teacakes . |
| 8 | Amy helped him up and showed him to the door while Kath stripped off her gown and gloves . |
| 9 | In 1809 William Bullock moved to London and in 1812 George sold up and joined him at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly . |
| 10 | Phrases leapt up and hit him with a force which was almost physical . |
| 11 | Teodor , with good-humoured exasperation , picked him up and handed him to a footman . |
| 12 | Marc Boyle was brought in to help me and , when everything was ready , he and I stood Michael on a wooden tray , lifted it up and threw him through the roof . ’ |
| 13 | The fist came up and caught him on the side of the head and Jack went down , seeing little sparkling stars . |
| 14 | The Woman stood up and faced him across the table . |