Example sentences of "up and [v-ing] [adv prt] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jenkins , just too old for combat , was the only groom left at Brougham , but he was already up and mucking out the boxes , for he still had six horses to do . |
| 2 | Nelson 's had just issued a short book of mine on Turkey , and he scrutinized it with care , holding it high up and bending back the spine as if to test its durability . |
| 3 | Because I enjoy bathing , washing up and hosing down the car , the concept appealed to me . |
| 4 | She had died instantaneously , or pretty nearly so , without first getting up and crawling down the embankment , or for that matter getting up and riding a bicycle . |
| 5 | Christmas day itself was for sobering up and clearing up the debris from the wild night before , and after lunch the entire regiment was allowed ‘ quartier libre ’ or free time in town . |