Example sentences of "up and [vb past] [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She stood up and began to gather the plates , remarking as she did so , ‘ When I 've washed these dishes it 'll be time to leave for the hospital . ’ |
| 2 | Bob got up and began to put the things on the table for dinner . |
| 3 | Matilda stood up and began to say the two-times table . |
| 4 | He was cold to the bone , and with the first faint grey of pre-dawn he got up and began to walk the passageway , stamping his chilled feet with an infinitely small , puny sound against the flags of the flooring . |
| 5 | She stood up and began to pace the floor . |
| 6 | Athelstan stood up and stretched to ease the cramp in his thighs and legs . |
| 7 | And when she straightened up and went to take the key from the lock his hand was there before hers , and as he handed the key back to her , he said on a laugh , ‘ I see you do n't intend to be locked in from the outside . ’ |
| 8 | If that 's all you 've come to say — ’ She stood up and went to open the door , but stopped when Dawn burst out , |
| 9 | I got up and kissed her on the way up and went to meet the boys . |
| 10 | I packed up and went to follow the scales and 7 lb was the top until it came to Tony who weighed 10 lb dead . |
| 11 | She got up and stooped to reach the tap . |
| 12 | It put England 2-0 up and seemed to break the spirit of the world bronze medallists . |
| 13 | Ell had smartened herself up and started to harangue the android about his apparent surrender to fate . |
| 14 | She stood up and started to clear the breakfast table . |
| 15 | What would I say if : her Dad died ; his parents could n't attend ; her parents did n't attend ; the best man did n't arrive because his plane from India was delayed ; it turned out to be the groom 's second wedding , although it is her first ; the Matron of Honour did n't turn up because she was ill ; the groom dried up and forgot to compliment the bridesmaids so I could n't thank him ? |
| 16 | Fael-Inis spun the music fractionally quicker , and in that fraction of a moment Fergus stood up and moved to open the door . |
| 17 | Dear god , everything is so wrong , look , it took you six days to make the world , but does it say in the bible that it took you fifteen days to design it , oh no you just got up and decided to make the world . |