Example sentences of "then [pron] [verb] up a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I took all of them , then I phoned up a couple of people I knew . |
| 2 | Then I picked up a pebble and flung it out to sea ; it rose straight up into the air and landed on the ground a few yards behind me . |
| 3 | Then I picked up a bit of naan bread and mopped up my curry sauce . |
| 4 | And then someone threw up a window on the second floor and demanded to know what the hell was going on . |
| 5 | You should , you , you 're advised not to jog on tarmac because the surface is hard and jars and so if you do a lot of it can you see and if , particularly if your joints are not equal to it , then you set up a lot of trouble . |
| 6 | Then you set up a review section which reduces books about famine and war to a star rating for entertainment . |
| 7 | ‘ You do a row of liddle white lines , not too regular , then you back up a row of liddle grey lines next to ‘ em . |
| 8 | you build up a pattern then you build up a rhythm and eventually you know do it |
| 9 | Then she took up a position standing right at the back . |
| 10 | Then she reached up a hand and stroked his hair gently . |
| 11 | Then she picked up a pencil and quickly worked out the sum on a piece of paper . |
| 12 | Then she picked up a parcel lying next to her , and looked round to see if the driver was coming back . |
| 13 | Then she picked up a telephone and talked to Conway . |
| 14 | Well that 's something to do with they 're working this Saturday and then they break up a bit earlier or something . |
| 15 | And then they put up a big tent in the Beside the school where you went out for your supper er it was that . |
| 16 | To the right and a ten by eight to the left and then they went up a grade and they drove up same on both . |
| 17 | Then they beat up a man of 76 in a failed robbery , Leeds Crown Court heard . |
| 18 | And then it eased up a bit at dinner time and then it started again about two o'clock . |
| 19 | Played softly it sounds clear and well-balanced , and if you dig in really hard then it shifts up a gear and becomes well funky . |
| 20 | Then he reached up a hand towards Masklin . |
| 21 | Then he struck up an acquaintance with Cassowary , and began to puff out his chest and give a beak-full of cheek to everyone he met ; even to wise old Owl himself ! |
| 22 | And then he farts up a slightly deranged Dudley giggle , because he probably really does n't give a shit . |
| 23 | Parin listened for a moment longer , and then he held up a hand . |
| 24 | Then he picked up a rock from the shallow water at the edge of the pool and threw it out into the middle , making a huge splash ; the rings of the splash spread nearly to the edge of the pool . |
| 25 | Then he picked up a chair and threw it at Detchard 's legs . |
| 26 | Then he picked up a long poker from the fireplace and had it like a rifle when he played the tape again . |
| 27 | His eyes narrowed on her , briefly , and then he picked up a file on the table beside him , and leafed through it , dismissing her . |