Example sentences of "and [verb] up one [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We recommend that you visit the tourist office and pick up one of the ‘ walking maps ’ to make the most of the area . |
| 2 | But when I mentioned that there was a legendary tunnel that ran from the battlements of Beaufort down through the sheer rock to the bottom of the Litani gorge , they leapt to their feet and bounded up one of the staircases . |
| 3 | But in South Africa , because male dancers were scarce , every available man willing to go on stage and hold up one of the women had to be encouraged and enabled to do so ; consequently , even the most rudimentary beginners were taught partnering . |
| 4 | Lloyd shut the door after him and pulled up one of the chairs , straddling it . |
| 5 | He leans forward and picks up one of his legs and pulls it right out from his trousers . |
| 6 | He smiled , said ‘ hello ’ and then unexpectedly stuck out his foot and tripped up one of the slaves . |
| 7 | She started walking again , crossed the road and headed up one of the streets of Regency terraced houses . |
| 8 | Mrs Lennox crossed over and picked up one of the loaves . |
| 9 | He took a deep breath , coughed yet again , and picked up one of the sheets of paper before him . |
| 10 | He sat down at the bench and picked up one of the patterns Hari had made on paper . |
| 11 | The lines began to shake and the two flags that were pushed into the heaps of stones soon fell over , but Bobbie ran across and picked up one of them . |
| 12 | He put the chart down and picked up one of the books . |
| 13 | Without changing his position , Jacob reached between himself and the woman and picked up one of the tankards , holding it out to Seb . |
| 14 | Secure in the knowledge that she was no longer quite so helpless , Luce relaxed and picked up one of the magazines , which fluttered open . |