Example sentences of "then [vb past] up [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She fondled its scruff , then snatched up a simple sling-bag of possessions embroidered with fidelity emblems . |
| 2 | Following the report , the National Union of Teachers ' ‘ stress project team ’ then drew up an organisational action plan which , it argued , would , if implemented , reduce the sources of stress . |
| 3 | I began by taking the cable-car and the chairlift beyond it , then wandered up the lower glacier to the hut . |
| 4 | He did what little packing of his own he had to do , then ordered up a small supper : a club sandwich , ice-cream , bourbon and coffee . |
| 5 | Laying these aside quietly , they then prised up the thin lead sheathing from round the edges of the glass and gouged out the putty holding the pane in place . |
| 6 | The drums then took up a regular beat as he stalked back to the coffin . |
| 7 | I worked right through it and then looked up the proper translation , which was at the end of the book . |
| 8 | Pushing his arms into the waistcoat , which he then buttoned up the wrong way in his confusion , he pointed to the girl who had lifted the veil of wet hair from her face and was peeking out of one eye . |
| 9 | Dorcas waited as the underfloor space filled up , and then dragged up an empty matchbox to stand on . |
| 10 | Tumbleweed poked about with a stick and then picked up a small bundle wrapped in a piece of black plastic bin-liner . |
| 11 | He exchanged a polite smile with the secretary after Karen had left , then picked up the only magazine on the coffee table and leafed through it , his interest not overly stimulated by a computer programming manual written in German . |