Example sentences of "get [adv] [adv] and [verb] " in BNC.

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1 When the man had had his face washed ( by stella ) and been given a drink , and one of the barmen had called for a taxi , Mother got right up and got on the stage and told Gary she was ready for her song now .
2 I 've got up again and put on G.P. 's clavichord record .
3 By the time I 've got up there and slithered through the cut-through , Casey has found himself in a fight .
4 They had got up early and gone for a swim in the reservoir , which was deserted and silk-smooth , with a pearly mist hovering a clear foot above its surface .
5 We have got this far and ignored a lot of work regarding issues of land rent and of the nature of capital 's relation with land as part of a general accumulation process .
6 Grace got up slowly and went downstairs to her bedroom .
7 Asik was hungary and tired , his knees were sore and he wanted to go to sleep but he got up slowly and started down the road .
8 He always got up immediately and seemed very glad to be fighting in the correct manner .
9 So I got up immediately and said it would be the end of a beautiful friendship if he accused me of necrophilia !
10 He got up again and padded across to Abigail 's room .
11 After a bit she got up again and crept down to her mother 's room .
12 He got up again and went back to the oven .
13 The bruiser got up again and bought a large measure of whisky , which he gave to the bearded man , who made short work of it .
14 Leni got up briskly and sprayed around the cat-box with an air-freshener .
15 Sara got up impulsively and threw open the french windows and stepped out on to the stone-flagged terrace .
16 She got up angrily and went through to her bedroom and bathroom to prepare for bed .
17 I got up occasionally and touched the cold glass .
18 She got up stiffly and went upstairs , holding blindly on to the banisters .
19 Yes , when we came out here I 'll never forget Mark , not even saying thank you , not , not even for raising the money I mean I would n't expect that from the parishioners , that 's what we should be trying to do , but even for the food and that , till erm Kitty and and the way he got up then and said it , most ungraciously
20 Robyn got up then and moved past him , towards the fountain , like an automaton , stooping to pick up a plate , a cup , then finding the bag , opening it , placing the things inside , repeating the action again and then again , working with a frantic determination , doing her best to ignore the thunderous ache in her head .
21 Jackson got up abruptly and went across to where the bottles were .
22 He got up abruptly and walked impatiently about the room .
23 One January morning , the captain got up early and walked down to the beach .
24 In Nice he got up early and went to Survage 's room and painted until midday , then took a swig of alcohol , made a face and returned to the canvas .
25 The next morning she got up early and went into the bathroom and locked the door .
26 On a fine spring morning the three grandsons got up early and went out to look at the bee-hives which they kept in the forest .
27 So I got up early and went to the judge 's house and told him about the monster .
28 So next morning I got up early and went to find Peter to tell him I was leaving .
29 Next morning , Dot was surprised when Gloria got up early and left for the Housing Applicant Office the same time as she went to school .
30 Her mother always got up early and exercised her dogs before breakfast .
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