Example sentences of "down and [vb past] up the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They leaped down and charged up the shore , yelling triumphantly . |
| 2 | Lowell bent down and picked up the fragment of urn , wiping it with the palm of his hand . |
| 3 | One of the apes that lived among the rooftops of the city scampered down and picked up the peel , then raced back up to his vantage point beside the eaves . |
| 4 | He sat down and picked up the sheaf of papers neatly set out on the top of his desk . |
| 5 | She turned the music down and picked up the receiver . |
| 6 | She got up , made herself another coffee , sat down and picked up the note again . |