Example sentences of "up and [v-ing] [pron] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pages were put together by gathering the material up and roughing it into a layout based round the principal hooks — the headlines and pictures which were the only things that really mattered . |
| 2 | Eventually Don grappled with the critical section , and with a quick windmill of arms and legs was up and establishing himself on the next stance . |
| 3 | He said the Tories were destroying the national character of the health service and were intent on breaking it up and replacing it with an American-style system that owed more to accountants than doctors . |
| 4 | He said the Tories were destroying the national character of the health service and were intent on breaking it up and replacing it with an American-style system that owed more to accountants than doctors . |
| 5 | And after several attempts to break the shell open by picking it up and dropping it onto the rocks , well that did n't work , so the bird picked it up and then from a about a height of twenty feet it dropped it onto the rocks below . |
| 6 | Although I keep pulling it up and throwing it in the dustbin , it keeps coming back . |
| 7 | Short of tripping her up and hitting her over the head , goodness only knew . |
| 8 | They kept bloody coming up and hitting you in the face . |
| 9 | This can become a real problem unless the situation is handled cautiously , because simply lifting the dog up and placing it in the car will be counter-productive . |