Example sentences of "[vb past] up the plate and " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she collected up the plates and covers herself and went without Miss Vine 's twelve p , the face of Timothy Gedge appeared in her mind , causing her to feel sick in the stomach . |
| 2 | Mina piled up the plates and took them outside to wash , and the dog rummaged round the floor in search of bones . |
| 3 | He picked up the plate and concentrated on the lump of fat . |
| 4 | Then , without a word , he picked up the plate and tossed a stream of rice grains into the air . |
| 5 | I jumped to the table , picked up the plate and hurled it at him . |
| 6 | Julia picked up the plate and turned it over . |