Example sentences of "up and [verb] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs Wood knows that he will wake up about 7am and then get up and go downstairs where he will pull out drawers , knock over ornaments , scatter the contents of her food cupboards and climb on the table . |
| 2 | I want everything cleared up and sorted out before the rush starts again , all right ? |
| 3 | She was twenty-five years old and still a virgin , and as she looked at her image in the mirror great tears welled up and spilled over as she relived Ace 's words . |
| 4 | Well it would be I suppose it would be possible that that they could start their time together and work right through for years together , but invariably er that did n't happen because people were picked up and laid off as the boat progressed , er and if er Y you may get a a run for the one yard would need , say , six squads of of riveters , in a hurry . |
| 5 | Most were working to clean weapons or saddlery , and only a few looked up and gazed incuriously as the party rode past . |
| 6 | Prince is now demanding listeners as mixed up and variegated inside as himself , and is finding that there are n't that many around . |
| 7 | We climbed Storskarfjell on a long and hard day that started before the sun came up and finished long after it had gone down . |
| 8 | Mr Gay pulled a knife from his waistband , but was so drunk he dropped it and Cameron picked it up and fought back as he was beaten with a baton . |
| 9 | The snatching is usual on full lock as the universal joint in each front drive shaft speeds up and slows down as it is not a constant velocity joint ( unlike the V8 109 and Range Rover ) . |
| 10 | There was no need for me to get up and prowl around while the rest of the family was sleeping because I could read all night , if I wanted to , and if I did n't get up until the middle of the day , no one seemed to mind very much . |
| 11 | And and of course y you did n't have extra blankets in those days , you had to fetch your Dad 's topcoat up and put on if you 're cold . |
| 12 | It might have been a cat knocking an empty tumbler off the bar — except that they did n't keep a cat , and all the glasses had been washed up and put away before they went to bed . |
| 13 | Sally-Anne 's own preserve was the kitchen , where she ate either at the kitchen table , or , when that was full , at a small card table which was folded up and put away when she had finished . |
| 14 | Partially-sighted Mr Clarke , 72 , had been tied up and stabbed more than 40 times . |
| 15 | I should wither up and die inside if he did . |
| 16 | It looked as if we had painted ourselves into a corner and I was on the verge of giving up and going home when Jake trundled up with his totter 's cart and his little skewbald pony . |
| 17 | You can visit it , it 's open it 's best to phone up and find out when they 're open , because they 're not open every day . |
| 18 | But she picked the bag up and staggered along while Nick skipped beside her , jumping the sleepers . |