Example sentences of "up [conj] [verb] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er has been to see me about it , but I 've said that the initiative for farm watch has got to come from them , I said , we 're not gon na stand up and draw up a load of support and expect us to service the damn thing , I said it 's up to you and your members to do it , and I still think he 's trying to get us to do it via the back door , He 's been to talk to me now about it , and I 've told him exactly what I want to do and that we we 'll be involved , but it ai n't gon na be a police run scheme , it 's gon na be a farmer 's run scheme with police support locally . |
| 2 | Lee got up and picked up a piece of cross-stitch tapestry from the top of an old record-player and sat down in the rocking-chair , her back to the two young people . |
| 3 | He stood up and picked up the candle and went wandering off into the shadows with it . |
| 4 | However , the telephone was certainly ringing , and he got up and picked up the receiver . |
| 5 | She got up and picked up the frame and brought it over to Meredith . |
| 6 | There was a pause while Nicole paid the bill , putting it on her husband 's gold credit card , then she straightened up and picked up the bag . |
| 7 | He could always get old Benny Robinson , his helper , to sweep the place up and tie up the piles of cardboard , but Benny had already swept up twice that day and he was now busy sorting out bundles of twine which had fallen out of a damaged carton and become unwound . |
| 8 | 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 . |