Example sentences of "[pron] up and [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You may have locked someone up and made a mistake . |
| 2 | I was sick all over him and he cleaned me up and himself up and emptied the bowl and then I did the same thing again . |
| 3 | Shortly afterwards , the home side broke away for Shearer to be sent sprawling by Stejskal , before picking himself up and converting the spot kick . |
| 4 | Sometimes , when in funds , as he thought of it , he would spruce himself up and visit the West End where occasionally he would come across a wartime crony in a small , ex-officers ' club in South Kensington . |
| 5 | To approach them tell them how they feel about things rather than having to ring you up and make an appointment if only once a year or once every six months use a group . |
| 6 | She says a massage will help loosen you up and get the blood flowing normally and warm up those aching muscles . |
| 7 | The shielding protects you — though you still need to do some fancy flying to stay stable within the radioactive thermals — then as the cloud dissipates you cut out and down , across the mountains — they look tiny ! — swoop across the closed valley , loose the missile when the base 's defence radar picks you up and use the last of your fuel to escape over the far side while the missile takes out the base . |
| 8 | This sharpens everyone up and welds the entry into a cohesive unit . |
| 9 | When you 've entered all your calculations , add them up and put the total in the space provided . |
| 10 | And he used to come around everyday and kind of size them up and pick the kind of fat juicy ones . |
| 11 | Then , immediately , brush one surface of each joint with a slightly stiffer mix , line them up and apply the pressure . |
| 12 | Julian ( 4.5 ) and David ( 4.2 ) stood them up and played a game with them as rockets going up to the sky . |
| 13 | Benny was laughing to cheer them up and raise the mood again . |
| 14 | An aerial on the distant receiver then picks them up and converts the information firstly into electrical signals then into sound which is reproduced by the loudspeaker . |
| 15 | I like to cheer them up and have a laugh with them . |
| 16 | ‘ I tore them up and destroyed the lot , ’ she said . |
| 17 | erm Somebody on this morning 's course said that they quite like answering machines , they use them like note pads , and they ring up people they know have got an answering machine so they can just leave a message , they say it 's quicker than writing a letter , and it 's easier than talking to them for hours , you can just ring them up and leave a message on their answering machine like a sort of note pad , which I had n't thought of , but I suppose it 's rather good , is n't it ! |
| 18 | He pulled them up and fastened the belt again with a scholarly expression . |
| 19 | He had just time to form them up and move a little way forward himself from their hiding-place , to where he could see the ford and its approaches on either side , when the first fleeing riders came pounding down , splashing over and racing on . |
| 20 | Lila picked them up and examined the contents . |
| 21 | Police , alerted to four Russians running around trying to find a stately hall , rounded them up and solved the mystery with the help of an interpreter . |
| 22 | Right , and then holding me up and put a jab then in then go ner er er er ! |
| 23 | Five men came to my place and beat me up and put the torch to my place . |
| 24 | Marie 's left a load of mags behind , so I pick one up and have a flick through it . |
| 25 | Now as I say to every one of you er on these courses , do when you go through W H Smith pick one up and have a look at it . |
| 26 | Bernice propped herself up and took a bite . |
| 27 | And yet , when she finally , despairingly , screwed herself up and loosed the small words into the drawing room air , her mother said yes . |
| 28 | She is patting Xanthe softly now , dreamily , and she stands her up and drops the nightdress with the rabbits over the little girl 's head , and turns her to fasten the top pearl button at the back . |
| 29 | Ring her up and enjoy the freedom of conversation . |
| 30 | ring her up and have a word with her and she 'll probably send you a copy of the letter she sent she should have done that . |