Example sentences of "up [coord] [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | • If you ca n't get to sleep , do n't get up or have a meal or snack ; relax and read quietly instead . |
| 2 | If Cohen showed the slightest inclination to get up or cause a commotion , he 'd have to knock him out — swiftly and silently . |
| 3 | Tough , consistent , and versatile , Golden Chip is effective on all types of ground , held up or blazing a trail . |
| 4 | Julian ( 4.5 ) and David ( 4.2 ) stood them up and played a game with them as rockets going up to the sky . |
| 5 | Well with this stuff , they could n't do that and then they they they their stomach used to get compacted the they they they could n't er could n't er get their cud up and caused a lot of stomach trouble . |
| 6 | Everyone buckled up and braved a face to see everyone and say their goodbyes as it was a parting for many good friends , both teachers and pupils . |
| 7 | Some of these may offer opportunities which lean more towards science , technology or maths work — drawing up and costing a cleaning contract for a historic building ( How exactly does one clean that crystal chandelier ? |
| 8 | At these heights , the first turn or so generally dictates whether you go up and get a climb , or go down for a landing . |
| 9 | He went up and got a bottle of Sasperella he said to me there was two bottles left . |
| 10 | It would be populated by Phil 's creations — patched up and improved a bit , but still the products of this same society . |
| 11 | Melanie Ling was nominated for an award ‘ for the outstanding commitment she has shown since being given the task of setting up and supervising a unit to handle the recently acquired Grand Metropolitan Scheme ’ . |
| 12 | So remember to treat yourselves , perhaps slowly saving up and buying a present for yourself or doing things you enjoy , as rewards for your achievements . |
| 13 | I just thought I 'd come up and lend a hand . |
| 14 | AS YOU WERE reading the last issue of Wood News with your feet up and drinking a cup of hot coffee , John Hill , coupling machine operator at Fireater , was running through the cold , wet weather of Great Yarmouth in training for the London marathon . |
| 15 | Someone crept up and thrust a sword under the back plate of his armour , slicing his spine . ’ |
| 16 | He looked up and saw a plane following him down ; it too had a battered wing-tip . |
| 17 | Adam looked up and saw a storm-trooper running towards him , waving his hand . |
| 18 | How many times have you told yourself you could not do something but when you ultimately faced up and had a go , to your amazement you succeeded . |
| 19 | She remembered how she had submerged herself in scented water every day and sometimes twice in the sticky summertime and never would again , until she grew up and had a bathroom of her own . |
| 20 | It 's questions and answers , I do n't know , I 've forgotten , I , I , I only opened it up and had a look at it at Christmas and I thought thirty something pounds for that , a load of rubbish , I do n't know what it is . |
| 21 | Then the Prince came up and had a try and he did n't do any better . ’ |
| 22 | So he went up and had a scan and they s they checked it and of course when they checked the scan they noticed that his kid one of his kidneys had n't been functioning for a long time . |
| 23 | sat around a little bit , got up and had a walk , find a |
| 24 | The kuei will usually give up and leave a house in high dudgeon . |
| 25 | The raw recruits leapt up and formed a queue to wash in basins half full of freezing water , changed only after every third man . |
| 26 | A second after Perdita fell asleep , it seemed Luke was banging on the door telling her to get up and to wear a sweater as it was cold first thing . |
| 27 | There is no doubt that performance can be improved in many cases , but the fundamental question has to be asked whether such foliar feeding or boosting is merely making up and filling a gap left by normal cultivation that is not as good as it could be . |
| 28 | Connections between the men 's behaviour in the bar and the roomful of college boys who cheer a news report discrediting Sarah Bob , one of the rapists gets up and takes a bow — and crucially , with the male provenance of the District Attorney 's office . |
| 29 | Why did n't she give up and demand a separation ? |
| 30 | Michael Swinton straightened up and ran a hand over his rough black head . |