Example sentences of "up [coord] [vb past] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A straggler had also been rounded up and had rejoined the other whales . |
| 2 | She stood up and began to gather the plates , remarking as she did so , ‘ When I 've washed these dishes it 'll be time to leave for the hospital . ’ |
| 3 | She got up and began slamming the tea-things on to a tray . |
| 4 | Bob got up and began to put the things on the table for dinner . |
| 5 | Matilda stood up and began to say the two-times table . |
| 6 | He did not attempt the removal of the pyjama jacket , but suddenly stood up and began to pull the red trousers down and get them off ; and it seemed that Patrick , shifting very slightly , assisted the operation , his eyes now moving in awareness of what Marcus was doing . |
| 7 | She placed it within reach of his hand , then got up and began clearing the table . |
| 8 | She stood up and began clearing the dishes away from the table , dumping them in the sink and then hurriedly washing them in some soapy water . |
| 9 | She got up and began clearing the table . |
| 10 | Suddenly unable to sit still , she stood up and began pacing the floor until she ended up sitting by the phone . |
| 11 | He was cold to the bone , and with the first faint grey of pre-dawn he got up and began to walk the passageway , stamping his chilled feet with an infinitely small , puny sound against the flags of the flooring . |
| 12 | She stood up and began to pace the floor . |
| 13 | Athelstan stood up and stretched to ease the cramp in his thighs and legs . |
| 14 | And when she straightened up and went to take the key from the lock his hand was there before hers , and as he handed the key back to her , he said on a laugh , ‘ I see you do n't intend to be locked in from the outside . ’ |
| 15 | If that 's all you 've come to say — ’ She stood up and went to open the door , but stopped when Dawn burst out , |
| 16 | I got up and kissed her on the way up and went to meet the boys . |
| 17 | I packed up and went to follow the scales and 7 lb was the top until it came to Tony who weighed 10 lb dead . |
| 18 | She got up and stooped to reach the tap . |
| 19 | However , when Mr Hayden stood up and made to show the stranger the way , the figure melted into thin air , leaving the foreman completely mystified . |
| 20 | As the coach swung around the mountain 's impressive edge , directly below the vast height , I looked up and seemed to see the grimly laughing face of one of the woodcarver 's gods . |
| 21 | It put England 2-0 up and seemed to break the spirit of the world bronze medallists . |
| 22 | Opponents also argued that open space in the centre of town should not be used up and suggested re-siting the complex on former industrial land . |
| 23 | Ell had smartened herself up and started to harangue the android about his apparent surrender to fate . |
| 24 | She stood up and started to clear the breakfast table . |
| 25 | What would I say if : her Dad died ; his parents could n't attend ; her parents did n't attend ; the best man did n't arrive because his plane from India was delayed ; it turned out to be the groom 's second wedding , although it is her first ; the Matron of Honour did n't turn up because she was ill ; the groom dried up and forgot to compliment the bridesmaids so I could n't thank him ? |
| 26 | Fael-Inis spun the music fractionally quicker , and in that fraction of a moment Fergus stood up and moved to open the door . |
| 27 | Dear god , everything is so wrong , look , it took you six days to make the world , but does it say in the bible that it took you fifteen days to design it , oh no you just got up and decided to make the world . |