Example sentences of "[pers pn] gathered up the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only the young Swede and the attendant took a sympathetic interest and pointed helpfully as I gathered up the meatballs and deposited them in the ashtray . |
| 2 | She gathered up the bags and pushed them towards the child ; and when he reluctantly handed her the two pennies she said , ‘ Thank you very much . |
| 3 | As she gathered up the bedding and cushions she had hung out of the windows to air before the evening earth began to exhale dew , she wondered whether she should fetch out her best mantilla , the white lace her mother had given her for her first communion , which she never wore because it seemed so showy , and had n't worn even yesterday for the Easter Mass . |
| 4 | Lucien watched her as she gathered up the sticks . |
| 5 | Slowly , like a sleepwalker , she gathered up the torn , bruised straw and the scraps of ribbon from the bed and the floor , and put them in the hatbox . |
| 6 | Jumping defiantly onto Grace 's deck , she gathered up the surprised Stripey and hugged her close . |
| 7 | She preserved a dignified silence as she gathered up the trailing dressing-gown in one hand and kept the other on the rail attached to the wall on one side of the staircase . |
| 8 | As we marched along the docks we gathered up the men until we were some two or three thousand strong . |
| 9 | At last , while the shadow of the ramparts reached quickly over the grass , they gathered up the debris of their afternoon and skipped or ran or walked or grumbled up the slopes to home . |
| 10 | He gathered up the blossom and took it back into the house . |
| 11 | He gathered up the puppet in his arms . |
| 12 | As soon as he 'd hung up the phone , he gathered up the toys and slung them , Hamleys bag and all , under the bed . |
| 13 | Quickly , glancing back to the tent , he gathered up the limbs and torso , wrapped them in the discarded skins , tied them crudely and gathered them into his arms . |
| 14 | He gathered up the music manuscript into a tidy pile and put his pencil slant-wise across the top . |