Example sentences of "up and [vb past] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The storm came up and burst on the Forth . |
| 2 | When the rain stopped , we went up and walked on the roofs . |
| 3 | I wafted down the face and traced out an elegant arc with my bottom turn , squirting a fountain of spume from my rail as I flew back up and pirouetted on the lip . |
| 4 | My theory was that these were ‘ deer roasts ’ left by hunters in historic times , when the game would be cut up and cooked on the hill where it was slain . |
| 5 | When she heard movement above — there was no shouting — Wilson went up and knocked on the door and was told , in the most mild of voices , to come in . |
| 6 | This one could , it could just about reach it over its paw and flicked it up and knocked on the door |
| 7 | Instead of having a fit , it jumped up and sat on the piano , listening to the same music with great interest . |
| 8 | I put my stethoscope on her heart and listened to the increasingly faint , rapid beat then I straightened up and sat on the rug looking sightlessly into the fireplace , feeling the warmth of the flames on my face . |
| 9 | I sat up and turned on the bedside light to see the shadows in the room . |
| 10 | One night , she got up and turned on the light and looked at the sweet , bland face of Jesus , the Light of the World , in the picture over the mantelpiece . |
| 11 | ‘ Once , long ago , ’ began Tom , and Willie leaned forward to listen until finally he stood up and leaned on the arm of the armchair to get a closer look at the pictures . |