Example sentences of "up and [verb] for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When Stuart and I heard this we got up and looked for the nearest exit . |
| 2 | I polished off the lager , put my feet up and waited for the editorial meeting . |
| 3 | We saw our chance , and hastily we packed up and prepared for the long trek back the way we had come , to the Youth Hostel . |
| 4 | When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter . |
| 5 | He was much respected for his knowledge of golf courses , but was a throwback to the days when caddies wore old macs or tweed overcoats , slept rough in the summer , and in October committed a misdemeanour mild enough to ensure six months in jail to see them through the winter and send them out sobered up and refreshed for the new golf season . |
| 6 | Normally ( see Fig. 3.2 ) cortisol is secreted mainly around the time of waking and this seems to be part of dealing with the ‘ stress ’ of waking up and preparing for the new day . |