Example sentences of "up and [adv] on the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Individual colleges and institutes vary both according to the proportion of advanced work which they provide and also the types of courses which they offer , depending partly on the nature of the institutions which went to make them up and partly on the way in which they have developed in the past few years . |
| 2 | In the morning he woke to find Amanda already up and well on the way with preparations for her day , to judge by the clattering coming from the kitchen . |
| 3 | They then interact with microwaves on their way up and again on the way down after gravity has turned them round . |
| 4 | The player relies on his feel for putting , and all that bobbing up and down on the green , as if in supplication , is really only confirmation of what the player is reading as the borrow anyway . |
| 5 | Inching one eyelid open , Laura saw that Sophie — or was it Emma ? — was now happily bouncing up and down on the mattress beside her . |
| 6 | ‘ I think it would be a good idea if we all had a swim before breakfast , do n't you ? ’ he said , the announcement seized upon with alacrity by the two little girls who , once again , began jumping up and down on the mattress as if it were a trampoline . |
| 7 | At the mention of ice cream the little girl became excited and animated , bouncing up and down on the bed . |
| 8 | Mr Azul bucks up and down on the bed in a bizarre parody of sexual energy . |
| 9 | I walked up and down on the bed , to control my trembling legs , and looked at the dead rat . |
| 10 | According to one or two bold spirits who had succeeded in getting into it , it was so badly constructed that when they jumped up and down on the floor the entire building trembled . |
| 11 | And he banged the gun up and down on the gate . |
| 12 | He laughs violently , excitedly , hammering his hand up and down on the desk . |
| 13 | " I do n't think I 'll ever feel anything ever again with the region I sit on , " grinned Chuck as he continued to bounce up and down on the plank bench . |
| 14 | They ca n't but they , it should , it should have been possible for the councils to have I do n't know it , it it seems I , I put it down , I remember walking up and down on the beach with John about eight weeks ago was it ? |
| 15 | And we were walking up and down on the beach at Aldeburgh and the most interesting part of our conversation was that we were saying we both started out as not conservatives , I 've never voted conservative in my life , but we started out as very loyal people . |
| 16 | Bishop Jon breathed gently , the stylus in his scrolled fingers voyaging up and down on the buoy of his abdomen . |
| 17 | They danced up and down on the gravel and shouted and sang out Alexandra 's name . |
| 18 | SPEAKING of Sunderland , Michael Lathan from that fair city is jumping up and down on the table ( Backtrack , February 11 ) of the club 's most successful managers . |
| 19 | I can remember him coming home and moaning about his ‘ blooming job ’ and travelling up and down on the train . ’ |
| 20 | I laughed and thrashed my hand up and down on the arm of my chair in an ecstasy of amusement . |
| 21 | And did you know that Page Up and Down shifted the whole document up and down on the screen ? |
| 22 | The sergeant rubbed the palms of his hands up and down on the side of his chair and waited for his boss to continue . |
| 23 | They include poor handling and breaking in , anxiety or excitement , resentment of a particular form of work or a rider who bumps up and down on the horse 's back , or , of course , the horse may just simply prefer not to be ridden ! |
| 24 | I screamed , jumping up and down on the bank , shaking my fist at the island . |
| 25 | Her heart began to beat faster , her body filled with energy and she jumped up and down on the spot . |
| 26 | He desperately wanted to show Becky how much he appreciated all she had done , and settled for bouncing up and down on the corner of the bed |
| 27 | Believe it or not , I jump up and down on the touchline like that every week ! ’ |
| 28 | Yeah , all I 've got to do then is send , send it in and I 'll phone them and say well can I cash it up and still on the club and they 'll say yes but I 'll have to get up and get round there tomorrow then |
| 29 | He liked to do things spontaneously , be up and off on the spur of the moment . |