Example sentences of "they up and [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you 've entered all your calculations , add them up and put the total in the space provided . |
| 2 | And he used to come around everyday and kind of size them up and pick the kind of fat juicy ones . |
| 3 | Then , immediately , brush one surface of each joint with a slightly stiffer mix , line them up and apply the pressure . |
| 4 | Julian ( 4.5 ) and David ( 4.2 ) stood them up and played a game with them as rockets going up to the sky . |
| 5 | Benny was laughing to cheer them up and raise the mood again . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | I like to cheer them up and have a laugh with them . |
| 8 | ‘ I tore them up and destroyed the lot , ’ she said . |
| 9 | 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 ! |
| 10 | He pulled them up and fastened the belt again with a scholarly expression . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Lila picked them up and examined the contents . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Well you can drop the calculator if you want it would be better if you pick 'em up and stick the numbers in . |
| 15 | While shoot 'em up and take no prisoner-type games may put you firmly into the hand-relief category , other games can be just as telling . |