Example sentences of "up and [vb pp] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Robert Topping , the Conservative Chief Agent , drew up and presented to Chamberlain a memorandum saying that ‘ from practically all quarters ’ he heard the view that the leader ought to go . |
| 2 | The list had been drawn up and presented to Cristiani by the independent Truth Commission , with responsibility under the peace agreement for ascertaining who was responsible for human rights violations during the civil war ( 1980-1991 ) . |
| 3 | Her new husband 's job required a move south , and in 1985 Marian left the practice she had built up and moved to Sussex . |
| 4 | When Addison , one of the porters , was called up and posted to Flanders , he was digging a trench beside the road . |
| 5 | It is after Zacchaeus has stood up and said to God , ‘ Listen , sir ! |
| 6 | We went in December and most of the indigenous population had curled up and gone to sleep . |
| 7 | Any road , they crept off to Bury one weekend — it was where his mam lived , where he 'd been brought up and gone to school . |
| 8 | Even Motown has packed up and gone to California . |
| 9 | He got the sack , cos he got up and left his job overslept and annoyed erm Rachael because she woke him up twice and said come on you 've got to go to work , he said alright then , she , she went back to bed thinking he 'd get up and of course he were still laying in bed , I woke him up at five to eleven , said come on you 're an hour late , but when he got down there they said no it 's no good you 've got the sack , and he said well it 's your own fault then cos you were woke up twice by Rachael at nine o'clock , he had n't , he could have got up and gone to work , just idle we met him twice , it really upset him |
| 10 | Charlton was picked up and carried to Hewett 's house where medical help was soon to hand . |
| 11 | A huge contribution to Britain 's export drive is about to be crated up and shipped to America . |
| 12 | A huge contribution to Britain 's export drive is about to be crated up and shipped to America . |
| 13 | A Rota has been drawn up and issued to committee members for calling duties at the bingo sessions . |
| 14 | A Rota has been drawn up and issued to committee members for calling duties at the bingo sessions . |
| 15 | On the afternoon of New Year 's Day we reached the road end , picked the car up and returned to Queenstown . |
| 16 | All was wiped up and put to rights . |
| 17 | This means that rather than having one person responsible for all the funds — UK , Europe , Far East and so on — the different geographical locations are split up and allocated to managers specialising in that area . |