Example sentences of "[verb] up and [verb] [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A great , white scream rose up and filled Helen 's mind . |
| 2 | He straightens up and salutes Fairfax . |
| 3 | For Oldfield , exacting a satisfactory arrangement with Virgin had become a point of principle , inextricably entwined with his feelings for the man whom he had long regarded as friend and protector , and his need to prove something to himself : ‘ It had got to a point where I said I ca n't respect myself unless I 'm prepared to stand up and fight Richard . |
| 4 | Tepilit looks up and sees Leavitt . |
| 5 | Then , immediately pulling herself together , she strolled up and thanked Kevin and Brigadier Canford very sweetly for her polo stick , before flicking a very obvious V-sign at Trace on the way back . |
| 6 | With the advent of punk music in 1977 I transferred my energies and enthusiasm from the military and spent a lot of time dressing up and putting Vaseline in my hair , much to the annoyance of my house master , a quiet Benedictine who wrote on my term report , ‘ Christian seems to have developed a nihilistic attraction for punk rock , which is strange for somebody who avoids violence even on the rugby field . |
| 7 | We should have pushed up and caught Kernaghan offside . |
| 8 | Climb up and show Grandpa Charlotte . |
| 9 | I strolled over to a bar stool , mounted up and set Barry down in an ashtray . |
| 10 | He is then " " scalded in the towte " " and screams for water ; John wakes up and interprets Nicholas 's cry in his own deluded way . |
| 11 | As quick as lightning , Toby climbed up and pulled Oliver after him . |
| 12 | Our depression over Frank 's surprise departure and the loss of the radio deepened when ‘ Trust me ’ Ali turned up and wanted Terry to make a new video . |
| 13 | I wish they 'd hurry up and score Neil |
| 14 | When she finally put her dessert spoon down on the empty plate , it was disconcerting to look up and see Niall watching her , a glint of amusement in his eyes . |
| 15 | I look up and sense Amantani floating in this stillness , in a blue limpidity . |
| 16 | I hang up and ring Crilly at his friend 's flat . |
| 17 | I stand up and face Andy . |
| 18 | Right , well would you like to go up and run Amy a bath then please , cos I have n't got this finished and . |
| 19 | I decide to go up and see Peter and ask if he 'll look after Satan . |
| 20 | Anyway , I got one of my lads to go up and see Harry Short . ’ |
| 21 | They could double up and play Viola and Sebastian , she thought . |
| 22 | Yes I did , he got up and said God bless us everyone |
| 23 | He glanced up and saw Agrippa approaching . |
| 24 | Someone nicked Brix 's earrings and this lad just walked up and grabbed Mark E Smith 's beer and just walked off with it and Mark was juts like making out like he thought it was really ‘ cool ’ being robbed by these street kids , these really horrible street kids who were just ripping the piss out of them … ‘ |
| 25 | She hung up and joined James and Martin on the terrace . |
| 26 | Josie turned away and finished her minicab booking , and then hung up and faced Lucy again . |
| 27 | As a precaution they had both been admitted to hospital , but Sean Walsh had driven up and got Benny discharged . |
| 28 | Anyway , the Perm leapt up and booted Charlie a couple of times in the ear with those famous feet until the heavies pulled him away . |
| 29 | To Mungo 's surprise , Emily suddenly leapt up and gave Lily a kiss on the cheek . |
| 30 | Then they were both laughing , and the little woman , coming up and slapping Joe between the shoulders with such force that he coughed , said , ‘ Do n't look as if you are bein' confronted by a whale . |