Example sentences of "up and [vb past] [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 | When Stuart and I heard this we got up and looked for the nearest exit . |
| 3 | He stood up and looked at the following wagon . |
| 4 | She stood up and stamped on the still-living creature . |
| 5 | Lucien stood up and walked to the front edge of the roof . |
| 6 | Maxim got up and walked through the inner door . |
| 7 | She pulled up and ran after the still-moving combine , grasped the rail with one finger and sprang on to the vertical steps . |
| 8 | She stood up and went towards the waiting men . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | I polished off the lager , put my feet up and waited for the editorial meeting . |
| 11 | The unpaid interest is rolled up and added to the total debt . |
| 12 | When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter . |
| 13 | The way in which Aquitaine was divided up and alloted to the northern kingdoms may owe much to the nature of the Frankish conquest of the area in the first three decades of the sixth century ; but that is a topic on which we have scarcely any information . |
| 14 | She stood up and grinned at the old man who owed her his life . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | I picked him up and stumbled over the rough ground to the back gate of our garden , which was only about twenty yards away . |
| 17 | The headmaster got up and started towards the next gallery . |
| 18 | ‘ Which I hope you promptly tore up and flushed down the nearest john . ’ |
| 19 | This part of the country is extraordinarily rich in small sects that grew up and flourished in the last two or three centuries . |
| 20 | She knelt up and peered through the tiny porthole . |
| 21 | Suddenly she thought how ridiculous they all looked dressed up in their best clothes and squabbling like children ; and feeling quite calm she drew herself up and turned to the Portuguese gentleman . |
| 22 | The Archon ignored him , stood up and shouted at the disappearing figure . |