Example sentences of "up and [vb infin] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't have to stand up and tell the whole truth of my heart unless I wanted to . |
| 2 | I looked up at the French NCO , he steps forward and orders two Germans to pick up their Officer and the other two to pick up and carry the wounded Commando . |
| 3 | ‘ We can do it if the leadership of this nation will just stand up and do the right thing . ’ |
| 4 | I shall stand up and sing the national anthem and encourage all those around me to do the same . ’ |
| 5 | I shall stand up and sing the national anthem and encourage all those around me to do the same . ’ |
| 6 | Most modern , written , constitutions seek not merely to set up and define the main organs of the state and to distribute public power amongst them , but also to state a range of constitutional guarantees for the subject , frequently limiting the power of organs of the state to this extent . |
| 7 | The embalmer helped them replace the planks , and then fussed about whether to sweep up and re-use the original natron , or replace it with fresh salt . |
| 8 | This is a time when entertainers should shut up and allow the black leaders of the community to take a stand and make a change . |
| 9 | Those small producers who were so intimidated by the problems of securing significant distribution that they simply carried on producing small , cheap pictures which , according to Hepworth , ‘ helped to build up and succour the very evil which was bringing about their downfall ’ , inevitably went under first . |
| 10 | Thus , they are now likely to " come up and challenge the very life affirmation for its smugness , complacency , and lack of eloquence " . |
| 11 | I 'll get up and get the damn thing shall I ? |
| 12 | Yes , he seems to pop up and get the important goals when they 're needed and you know , none was more important than today really . |
| 13 | He was so involved in these thoughts that when the school finally loomed into view he failed to notice it and only when Tock poked him in the side did he look up and see the gigantic sight . |
| 14 | They were quite far apart , it was light but still felt enclosed : you could look up and see the high tops of the pines swaying in a wind that you could n't feel down on the ground . |
| 15 | Worse still , she longed to reach up and smooth the ruffled disorder caused by his impatient gesture . |