Example sentences of "[to-vb] up and [verb] him " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I 'm not frightened of anything ! ’ she protested icily , suppressing a strong urge to stand up and thump him , willing her pulses to slow . |
| 2 | She had a seriously ill patient to contend with and she 'd just had a telephone message to say that Brückner 's wife wanted to come up and visit him . |
| 3 | She longed to reach up and kiss him . |
| 4 | ‘ D' you want me to go up and tell him ? ’ |
| 5 | She wanted to go up and touch him ; he looked out of place there , almost lost . |
| 6 | That 's Mr Harry used to go up and help him . |
| 7 | We just had to go up and see him and |
| 8 | Sometimes when I was drunk and I 'd see him standing there looking all quiet and black and white and gorgeous , waiting for someone to take him home , I 'd get all teary and want to go up and slap him and shout in his face : How can you possibly understand what it means ! |
| 9 | I just tell him to shut up and give him a sharp rap across the knuckles . |
| 10 | I understand that he wrote to all members of the Cabinet asking them to turn up and support him in the votes after previous debates on this project . |