Example sentences of "up and [adv prt] [prep] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She took the stairs at a run , up and up to the attic she slept in . |
| 2 | To lift the patient off the bed onto a chair or commode , one carer takes up the position already described , while the other stands behind the patient on the bed and guides the patient 's seat up and round onto the chair . |
| 3 | That bar in the illustration , had to be lifted up and over at the end of each row to deposit the stitches on to the needles — a great opportunity to drop stitches , which I did most of the time ! |
| 4 | The moment the alarm clock went off Maggie was up and out of the cavity bed she slept in . |
| 5 | During filming , we even saw eggs being pushed up and out of the nest while the reed warbler host was still sitting on them . |
| 6 | Once again , Charlie scrambled up and out of the trench only yards behind . |
| 7 | She intended to pick up her cases and proceed with what she was here to do , go up and out into the street and thence to Streatham Street to find the hotel . |
| 8 | Her collection of outdoor treasures shot to the ground as in a single movement she leapt up and out between the trees . |
| 9 | Finding the point is not easy , and the gully walls are vertical elsewhere , so if in doubt continue up and back to the source of the gullies . |
| 10 | some some extra layers on this , I mean I think that 's very valid and the extra layers include er one , the fact that since then there have been a number of royals who have divorced and so it is not unique for royals to be divorced and the Church of England has not jumped up and down about the fact that there are royals who are divorced particularly given that the , you know the Church of England are opposed to divorce . |
| 11 | They 'd be going up and down between the aisles as well . |
| 12 | He paced up and down between the scullery and the living-room as if on the deck of a ship . |
| 13 | And , anyway , I only cruised up and down outside the house twice just to make sure there was no one lying in wait . |
| 14 | The cockerel stood braced , shrilling its cry out into the mist , answering other calls from other compounds up and down across the hillside . |
| 15 | He dipped the headlights and the far end of the tunnel seemed to leap towards us , bouncing up and down to the thump of our tyres on the sleepers . |
| 16 | His knee jerked up and down to the clacking of the metronome on the piano lid . |
| 17 | They come in here for one orange juice and they 're up and down to the loos five times in one night with different blokes . ’ |
| 18 | He stamped up and down at the limit of the firelight and listened to the silence of the hills . |
| 19 | Do 20 walking jogs on the spot , raising your arms up and down at the sides . |
| 20 | It was working perfectly back in Manchester , when you had it going up and down at the traffic lights to impress those schoolgirls . ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Inching one eyelid open , Laura saw that Sophie — or was it Emma ? — was now happily bouncing up and down on the mattress beside her . |
| 23 | ‘ 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 . |
| 24 | At the mention of ice cream the little girl became excited and animated , bouncing up and down on the bed . |
| 25 | Mr Azul bucks up and down on the bed in a bizarre parody of sexual energy . |
| 26 | I walked up and down on the bed , to control my trembling legs , and looked at the dead rat . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | And he banged the gun up and down on the gate . |
| 29 | He laughs violently , excitedly , hammering his hand up and down on the desk . |
| 30 | " 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 . |