Example sentences of "up and [verb] [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | People kept phoning up , after the body had been removed , and Dyson and Bob were rushing to catch up and finish preparing the copy that had to be set overnight . |
| 2 | I 'll go up and finish thatching the ricks . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | She got up and began slamming the tea-things on to a tray . |
| 5 | Bob got up and began to put the things on the table for dinner . |
| 6 | Matilda stood up and began to say the two-times table . |
| 7 | She stood up and began clearing the dishes away from the table , dumping them in the sink and then hurriedly washing them in some soapy water . |
| 8 | She placed it within reach of his hand , then got up and began clearing the table . |
| 9 | She got up and began clearing the table . |
| 10 | Suddenly unable to sit still , she stood up and began pacing the floor until she ended up sitting by the phone . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | She stood up and began to pace the floor . |
| 13 | She was afraid that one of the men who hung around the London termini waiting for girls arriving from the provinces would come up and offer to carry the case for her . |
| 14 | I sat and watched the monkey in the other car straighten up and hold open the door for him . |
| 15 | It will be understood from this brief commentary that in standard form contracts the haulier should remain on his guard and not be afraid to seek professional advice , especially on insurance matters , before making a contractual commitment to a document which , naturally , affords wide protection to the contracting party responsible for drawing it up and seeks to limit the scope of protection afforded by law for the other party . |
| 16 | They go up and try to fry the enemy alive , two miles high . |
| 17 | Athelstan stood up and stretched to ease the cramp in his thighs and legs . |
| 18 | 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 . ’ |
| 19 | If that 's all you 've come to say — ’ She stood up and went to open the door , but stopped when Dawn burst out , |
| 20 | I got up and kissed her on the way up and went to meet the boys . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | She got up and stooped to reach the tap . |
| 23 | She went everywhere with us and could be fast asleep in the back of the car when we turned into our lane , whereupon she would sit up and start sniffing the air . |
| 24 | It put England 2-0 up and seemed to break the spirit of the world bronze medallists . |
| 25 | He 'll want the road made up and start pestering the council . |
| 26 | Expect some caution in the first 15 minutes , until the players are warmed up and have judged the mood and tempo of the game . |
| 27 | Out of 25 manufacturers of fridges in the UK , only Amana and Indesit have a scheme up and running to recover the CFCs from their old fridges . |
| 28 | An article in the Jewish Chronicle last year , in which Wesker wrote that all he wanted was enough money to give the play a chance to be seen in London led to a benefactor , who wishes to remain anonymous , phoning him up and offering to underwrite the venture to the tune of £13,500 . |
| 29 | Opponents also argued that open space in the centre of town should not be used up and suggested re-siting the complex on former industrial land . |
| 30 | Ell had smartened herself up and started to harangue the android about his apparent surrender to fate . |