Example sentences of "up [adv] [conj] [verb] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He flung aside the door he was suddenly lying beneath , stared up bitterly and ran a black shirt-cuff across his bloodied nose . |
| 2 | The boy sat up suddenly and laughed a strange , low laugh . |
| 3 | He got up suddenly and placed a pile of clothes on the end of the bed . |
| 4 | In the old days of the dance halls people could turn up separately and get a dance . |
| 5 | Set each item against a contrasting background so that it shows up clearly and lay a ruler alongside it to give a guide to its size . |
| 6 | Do not be surprised though if , following one of these episodes , she suddenly picks herself up temporarily and shows a marked increase of physical activity and busyness , which may include such things as arranging to have some redecorations done in her home or changing all the furniture around . |
| 7 | If the Opposition spokesman , the hon. Member for Dunfermline , East ( Mr. Brown ) , has the guts and really cares about Ravenscraig , will my hon. Friend ask him to stand up now and commit a future Labour Government to keeping Ravenscraig open ? |
| 8 | I 'll get rid of my man , and you stay up here and create a diversion if anyone appears before I 'm in the clear . |
| 9 | We 'll set fire to the rocks up here and create a huge explosion . |
| 10 | The county 's director of cricket , Geoff Cook , said : ‘ Dean was very popular up here and did a perfect job for us on and off the pitch . ’ |
| 11 | A common complaint from people who have not been taught properly is often : ‘ I could get the sail up alright and sail a little , but I could n't turn round and come back . ’ |
| 12 | I expect one of the old ladies was up there and dropped a fag end or something , and just forgot it . |
| 13 | Yes , like many of the others , I happen to be one of the ones who did go up there and take a look at it , erm , at the time , and I hope that the motion as er , not only to the county archivist but all the staff over there for the very hard work and diligent work of which they put in . |
| 14 | Erm and so I wandered up there and had a look at it and photographed . |
| 15 | ‘ I reckon we could climb up there and have a look around . ’ |
| 16 | Well I would , I should go up there and have a word with Carole and Brian cos they sit on their own all christmas virtually ! |
| 17 | I 'll go up there and have a look . |
| 18 | Yeah let's go up there and have a look . |
| 19 | He is up there and having a great time . |
| 20 | The move to Midshire even made economic sense ; she had several modest school recitals in Birmingham and the Black Country during the next month , and it would be cheaper to move up there and find a furnished room somewhere , rather than spend the intervening time here in town . |
| 21 | She looked up then and saw a flicker of doubt in his dark eyes and then it was gone and he shrugged . |
| 22 | Lucy sat up abruptly and lit a cigarette . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | He put one hand out ; she put out hers and gripped his forearm , looked up briefly and made a noise which might have been " thanks " , and went on working at the strap of her shoe . |