Example sentences of "[noun pl] up and [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly he sat up , drew his legs up and leaned his elbows on his knees . |
| 2 | shouting legs up , kicking the legs up and laughing . |
| 3 | Mansell locked his brakes up and span off , his car turning backwards and colliding into the wall at about 75mph in a cloud of debris which included his right front wheel . |
| 4 | And they were saying that you do n't give , the local erm MP was saying you know people just give their kids up and walk away . |
| 5 | I mean having to come upstairs before you even get into the house is n't very good either , cos I mean with kids you 've got to carry the pushchairs up and everything and carry kids up and carry all your shopping up , it 's not , it 's not very practical having them upstairs . |
| 6 | Campese 's decision robbed 60,000 in the stadium , and countless millions around the world , of what would have been one of the most intense and fascinating finales to the World Cup , with England only three points behind , their heads up and winning score in sight . |
| 7 | Why did nt the player lift his knees up and decapitate the donkey ? |
| 8 | At this the women stopped their knees up and went back in without a look at the man . |
| 9 | Nicola worked backwards on the bed until she was resting against the wall ; she pulled her knees up and clasped them . |
| 10 | Praxis says it is well down the development road of getting an ANDF installer up on another RISC , possibly the Inmos Transputer , whilst there are known to be several other key players keen to get installers up and running on their kit too ( UX No 385 ) . |
| 11 | She screwed her eyes up and pretended she saw evening coming on . |
| 12 | This will open eyes up and give bright , clear-looking eyes — especially late at night if you 've got pink-rimmed tired eyes ! |
| 13 | She dragged her eyes up and watched as , unhurriedly , he stripped off his heavy gloves and laid them across the bike before lifting his helmet off and balancing it in front of him . |
| 14 | So he picked the Smarties up and walked out . |
| 15 | ‘ For cutting animals up and disposing of them in a public place . ’ |
| 16 | I 'll get some of those bricks up and put the stone things down cos they look better . |
| 17 | It 's a chance for them to forget the washing up and their household chores , put their feet up and settle down for a comfortable snooze in front of their favourite television programme ( which really does n't sound much different from normal , does it ? ) |
| 18 | Try to make time to put your feet up and switch off but do n't be grouchy if you find it 's all work and no play ! |
| 19 | He says it gave him time to put his feet up and relax . |
| 20 | He told Stephanie to put her feet up and went into the kitchen for solitude , where he began purposefully on the dishes . |
| 21 | AS YOU WERE reading the last issue of Wood News with your feet up and drinking a cup of hot coffee , John Hill , coupling machine operator at Fireater , was running through the cold , wet weather of Great Yarmouth in training for the London marathon . |
| 22 | Then put your feet up and count your blessings ! |
| 23 | Emily put her feet up and stretched out and closed her eyes . |
| 24 | And I really feel like going back putting my feet up and chatting to you a bit more because we have n't chatted enough have we ? |
| 25 | No , but I really feel like going back and putting my feet up and chatting to you a bit more , cos we have n't chatted enough have we ? |
| 26 | ‘ But you must put your feet up and let the younger ones get on with being busy for a change . |
| 27 | NOW PUT YOUR FEET UP AND INDULGE YOURSELF |
| 28 | Opening the weather door 360 feet up and stepping out for the final 44 feet outside is , he says without particular emphasis , ‘ dramatic ’ . |
| 29 | I polished off the lager , put my feet up and waited for the editorial meeting . |
| 30 | He could evangelise us disguised as a doctor who wants us to rest our bodies , an environmentalist who wants us to slow down , or as a psychiatrist telling us we will be less neurotic if we put our feet up and listen to the bird song for one day a week . |