Example sentences of "up and [verb] [prep] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A list of deadlines and responsibilities was drawn up and agreed between the two departments and this has led to a better understanding of each others tasks and the benefits of compliance . |
| 2 | It 's impossible ! she exclaimed to herself , getting up and leaning on the rough stone windowsill . |
| 3 | When Stuart and I heard this we got up and looked for the nearest exit . |
| 4 | He stood up and looked at the following wagon . |
| 5 | What had happened was that O had been at home , not sleeping , thinking about Boy at six in the morning , and he had called up and said , ‘ Are you watching TV , ’ to which Boy had replied , as the man had heard , ‘ Yes , ’ and then O had told Boy to turn over to the boxing ; he 'd just said , ‘ Get up and change to the third channel . |
| 6 | ‘ Well ? ’ she pressed him , sitting up and looking at the broad back facing her . |
| 7 | Or perhaps there was some other , unofficial entrance , and right now she was getting ready to give up and leave by the same way . |
| 8 | She stood up and stamped on the still-living creature . |
| 9 | Lucien stood up and walked to the front edge of the roof . |
| 10 | Maxim got up and walked through the inner door . |
| 11 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 12 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 13 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 14 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 15 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 16 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 17 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 18 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 19 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 20 | Relax forwards , then straighten up and repeat to the other side . |
| 21 | It is clear that such occasions brought together , often from many countries , knights who were brought up and trained in the same martial traditions . |
| 22 | And indeed B P G twelve , under the heading of environmental considerations says that a a authorities should have regard to environmental considerations , but recommend an environmental appraisal identifying , quantifying , weighing up and reporting on the environmental and other cost benefits of the measures which are proposed . |
| 23 | She pulled up and ran after the still-moving combine , grasped the rail with one finger and sprang on to the vertical steps . |
| 24 | She stood up and went towards the waiting men . |
| 25 | Then she got up and went to the front door and , as she did every night , and had always done , since Jack never cared about such matters , locked and bolted it . |
| 26 | I polished off the lager , put my feet up and waited for the editorial meeting . |
| 27 | Draining peatbogs to plant trees releases more carbon dioxide than can ever be taken up and stored by the planted trees , according to a report by Friends of the Earth . |
| 28 | The victim was either nailed or tied to the cross beam by his wrists , before it was hoisted up and fixed into the permanent upright stake of the cross . |
| 29 | I was allowed to get up and dress on the tenth day after Heather 's birth , and go to the day room of the hospital ready to go to my billet at the fortnight . |
| 30 | The unpaid interest is rolled up and added to the total debt . |