Example sentences of "get up from the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is afterwards , when he has got up from the couch , when he 's making a date for the next appointment and putting on his overcoat in the hall , returning to his ordinary guarded self before he walks out on to the street . |
| 2 | I 've been at dinner with him when something someone has said made him laugh so much he 's got up from the table to give the fullest physical expression to it . |
| 3 | Aldhelm got up from the turf on which a new and unsteady lamb was also trying to get to its feet , nuzzled by the quivering ewe . |
| 4 | He thought he would not begin on all that , so he got up from the kitchen table . |
| 5 | Kitty slouched off again while Charlie got up from the kitchen table carrying the remainder of the pie in his fingers . |
| 6 | Barry 's Mum got up from the desk as they went into the waiting-room , and put her coat on . |
| 7 | He got up from the desk , then went to the window wall and stood there . |
| 8 | Wycliffe got up from the desk and crossed the landing to Riddle 's bedroom . |
| 9 | Dan got up from the breakfast bar . |
| 10 | As I entered the room he got up from the floor , drawing his sleeve across his mouth . |
| 11 | She got up from the floor and sat on Anna 's knee . |
| 12 | Phil got up from the bed abruptly and turned away with an awkward gesture — his usual response when he felt insulted . |
| 13 | Seeing that her employer 's eyes were once again drooping heavily , she got up from the bed . |
| 14 | She got up from the bed and started packing , throwing things haphazardly into her bag . |
| 15 | Billy got up from the bench and slipped his hands into his coat pockets once more . |
| 16 | As he came in , she got up from the couch and came across , embracing him , her eyes bright with excitement . |
| 17 | He felt stiff when he got up from the chair and turned out the light and groped his way through the still open doorway to the bed , shedding his clothes on to the floor . |
| 18 | Philippa got up from the chair she had brought into the kitchen , went to take the cloth from Lee 's lap , decided against it , and started to wipe up the insidious liquid with tissues . |
| 19 | The president got up from the chair and came round the table , his hand outstretched in the Western style . |
| 20 | He looked at me for a moment then sighed and got up from the chair . |
| 21 | We got up from the seat and strolled along the terrace . |
| 22 | Carlie got up from the footstool . |
| 23 | I got up from the grass and made my way back to the orchard as Jerry started to drop his shells in the dust cloud left in the wake of the speeding jeeps . |
| 24 | As I crouched against the wall which offered some protection against the rain , the mortar team Corporal got up from the grass where he had been sitting and , crossing over to the small pile of H.E . |
| 25 | A woman and three children got up from the table as I entered the room . |
| 26 | ‘ All right , then , ’ said his Dad , putting his hand on Philip 's shoulder as he got up from the table . |
| 27 | Marie pushed back her coffee and got up from the table . |
| 28 | She got up from the table and poured herself out a glass of water , and then sat down again . |
| 29 | Xanthe Lorrimore got up from the table after a while and went that way , and presently came back screaming . |
| 30 | Alice Mair got up from the table . |