Example sentences of "and [pron] [vb past] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | Suddenly there was a commotion in the sky and everyone looked up to see Ethel and Griselda swooping down on their brooms , waving and shouting . |
| 2 | She went straight down to the kitchen in the basement where her mutterings turned into a clear expression of disgust at the mess , cooking vessels all over the place and nothing cleared up . |
| 3 | But she did not forget ‘ sitting on me grandad 's rocking chair combing his hair and I can always remember him sat there and me stood up behind him : I 'd comb his hair for hours and he just sat there and let me . ’ |
| 4 | And I looked up to the air and saw the air in amazement . |
| 5 | And I looked up unto the pole of the heaven and saw it standing still , and the fowls of the heavens without motion . |
| 6 | As in Protevangelium ; And I looked up into the pole of the heavens and saw it standing still , and the fowls of the heavens without motion … |
| 7 | Suddenly , there was a commotion at the door and I looked up and saw the skinny preacher walk in . |
| 8 | And I looked up and the sea had gone calm . |
| 9 | A shadow fell across my sunny table and I looked up to find Kenneth who 'd been on a recce of the hospital , so after a lunch of ribs , skins , wings and blueberry pie , he was able to lead me through the appropriate doors of the vast , multi-entranced building . |
| 10 | I stood alone on the beach next to the elaborate italics of Oliver ( the others had done capitals , of course ) , and I looked up towards the camera , and Stuart shouted ‘ Cheese ! ’ and Gillian shouted ‘ Gorgonzola ! ’ and Stu shouted ‘ Camembert ! ’ and Gillian shouted ‘ Dolcelatte ! ’ and suddenly I had this crying fit . |
| 11 | I heard the chain break and I looked up , but I missed the accident . |
| 12 | Well then er quite , so he said erm it was all quiet and I looked up into the darkness and I said that the old fellow had gone and he litten his fuse and there was me there I could see the sparks in the darkness and I was way twenty feet below him and he must have whatsit . |
| 13 | And I looked up at tap and this water were pouring out of tap , I thought oh ! |
| 14 | And I looked up at Dave and said here Dave and he said what ? |
| 15 | And I looked up and said it 's here ! |
| 16 | Just got to counter , she started putting it through and I looked up and there were these signposts , and it says cash only . |
| 17 | I was walking and he was with his mum and I looked up cos I know what his mum looks like and he was walking with his mum . |
| 18 | Well , they o , they have n't bothered up there , so I think people , I mean I was doing it , I was , she sort of shoved them in this thingie and I looked up and it said , green ! |
| 19 | My grandmother kept scrapbooks about criminals , and I grew up seeing pictures of Leopold and Loeb . |
| 20 | ‘ He and I grew up in the same town . |
| 21 | And I grew up respectful of the strength of her inner soul , superior in my school learning but knowing here was something beyond knowledge . |
| 22 | One of a family of six and me elder brother was me bro me dad had a little business in the keys in and er they were hard times and me elder brother we used to go and work for him because me dad said he must and er from , after school I used to go and perhaps do the errands or a bit of filing , the odd jobs and all that sort of thing and I grew up with locks and keys and files from twelve , even before I left school . |
| 23 | My brothers and I grew up with very different interests and aspirations and we were to lead very different lives . |
| 24 | He became more active in the business again , and I grew up learning the ropes . ’ |
| 25 | There was the board of governors sitting at the back on this cold grey Monday and I got up and I did some Shakespeare and by the time I finished , dawn was breaking . |
| 26 | His tone was dismissive , and I got up to go . |
| 27 | ‘ Yes , but that means — if that desk light was on and I got up and started to accelerate towards it , the light goes blue . |
| 28 | Nick and I got up and went outside , where groups of friends were gathered . |
| 29 | And I went back down to bed and I got up again at five , went back there then the baby wake up at seven so I come up and stayed up . |
| 30 | There was an embarrassing moment when I thought he was walking over to me to begin the programme and I got up to greet him . |