Example sentences of "up [coord] [verb] for the " in BNC.

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1 Do not forget that you live alone and there may not be anyone there to pick you up or ring for the doctor if you break a leg or a hip .
2 After blunting two ice-screws I give up and go for the peg .
3 When Stuart and I heard this we got up and looked for the nearest exit .
4 Thérèse sat up and fumbled for the light-switch that dangled from a cord beside the bed .
5 I 'd sit out in my car , all made up and wait for the stage doorkeeper to come and fetch me . ’
6 But grypesh do much the same as we do : they hole up and wait for the weather to pass . ’
7 Only then did he zip himself up and reach for the telephone .
8 ‘ Bill and I were left on stage gaping as they all got up and made for the exits .
9 Merymose stood up and made for the door .
10 Claudia stood up and made for the door .
11 I polished off the lager , put my feet up and waited for the editorial meeting .
12 At one o'clock Rachaela ate lunch , and at five past two , half an hour too late , she got up and left for the antiques shop .
13 Jackie stood up and reached for the bottle .
14 I scrambled up and reached for the eject button on the cassette deck .
15 The Doctor hauled himself up and reached for the tank 's hyper reverse facility .
16 He got up and reached for the phone .
17 We saw our chance , and hastily we packed up and prepared for the long trek back the way we had come , to the Youth Hostel .
18 Then suddenly she got up and made for the piano .
19 When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter .
20 Once off the airfield , Stirling gave orders for the jeeps to split up and make for the rendezvous separately , as he was sure that the following morning the sky would be full of angry German fighters out looking for them .
21 as they reached up and felt for the fruit .
22 Not daring to put on the light , she sat up and felt for the glass of water on the bedside table .
23 DO hurry up and register for the BT3 share sale .
24 An unmarked Ford Escort pulled out from the kerb slow enough to give me plenty of time to ease up and reach for the horn .
25 He was much respected for his knowledge of golf courses , but was a throwback to the days when caddies wore old macs or tweed overcoats , slept rough in the summer , and in October committed a misdemeanour mild enough to ensure six months in jail to see them through the winter and send them out sobered up and refreshed for the new golf season .
26 But Coun Dot Long , committee chairman , said they wanted to get something up and running for the club before the start of the bowls season in May .
27 Leonora contemplated argument , abandoned it , and , without taking the hand , got up and started for the stairs on leaden feet , full of foreboding about the night ahead .
28 Alec picked himself up and raced for the door .
29 I thought it was a fine display of irreligious pop art myself , but the local Scout Master must 've taken offence , for the Dog pack packed up and headed for The Robey , where they currently host their anti-establishment , multi-media club nights .
30 There 's a table all set up and waiting for the dinner meeting .
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