Example sentences of "was just [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | How they did n't see me , I 'll never know , 'cos I was just huddled up in the corner of the alley . |
| 2 | They thought he was reaching for an ornamental knife when in fact he was just picking up a pair of socks . |
| 3 | Mr Eames was just getting up , convinced that juniors and upstarts were usurping the stage and it was time for him to be where the action was , when he was interrupted by the bell . |
| 4 | ‘ I landed on a lump of wood , felt another crash on to my face and was just getting up when a huge piece of glass fell where my neck had been . |
| 5 | It was a little before dawn ; the Old City was just getting up . |
| 6 | I was just getting up to go and make my way on down to Greece when I felt a hand on my shoulder and heard a deep voice . |
| 7 | It was quite funny when you looked round at the end , you know , and everyone was just getting up |
| 8 | I was just catching up on some paperwork . |
| 9 | I was just building up to it cos it 's |
| 10 | I was just building up my first business then , and a thing like that is a bit like riding a roller-coaster — you need all the speed you can collect on the downhill runs to take you over the next hump . |
| 11 | ‘ Hello , Dave , ’ he said , ‘ 1 was just boiling up some water for a shave . ’ |
| 12 | I can not resist the feeling that the Government 's extraordinary surrender yesterday to German bullying over the recognition of Croatia had something to do with the need to appease German public opinion , which is turning nasty on the whole process — or perhaps it was just sucking up to the right hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. |
| 13 | It was n't even in a fridge or nothing — it was just pressed up against the window to keep it cold . |
| 14 | I was just packing up my medical papers when I got a call to Ward 16 , now also a reception ward . |
| 15 | ‘ I was just packing up . ’ |
| 16 | I was just dishing up the ravioli and he had n't even had time to take his helmet off when Nutty stormed in , drunk as a fiddler . |
| 17 | ‘ I was just dishing up . |
| 18 | Indeed , it has seemed of recent times , that all England needed to do to win in Dublin was just to turn up . |
| 19 | I was just fed up with the whole situation . |
| 20 | I mean every year we have a campaign from about the middle of January to the end of February where we promote British holidays through our shop windows , and in fact I was just totting up our advertising spend in the last four or five weeks and I would say we have spent almost a hundred thousand pounds on partner advertising for Lunn Poly — book your holiday at Lunn Poly for U K holidays . |
| 21 | Oh one of the hens got erm landed on the top of the black net cos I I 'd put some corn and stuff in you see and she landed on it and she got her feet stuck through netting so she was flapping and the net was just going up and down ! |
| 22 | ‘ I was just clearing up a few points with Dr Blake . ’ |
| 23 | No drive , no ambition ; the team was just turning up to go through the motions ; and behind the scenes , lots of devious insider stuff . ’ |
| 24 | I asked several times but eventually was just caught up in the crowds . ’ |
| 25 | In fact she was just checking up on room service , wondering if it was too late to order a plain omelette and salad in her room . |
| 26 | It was all too clear Auguste had been out enjoying the pleasures of Broadstairs , one of which was just disappearing up the main staircase , folding up her parasol . |
| 27 | Well , yes , I was just waking up , but I 'm sure it was n't a dream ! |
| 28 | ( Described by her adoring husband early in their marriage ) ‘ Her eyes seemed bigger to him , especially when she was just waking up and fluttered her lids several times in succession ; they were black when she was in shadow and dark blue in full daylight ; and they seemed to contain layer upon layer of colours , which were thicker in hue deep down , and became lighter towards the enamel-like surface . ’ |
| 29 | Ashley Booth , the hotel 's general manager , said : ‘ He was just stoking up the fire when it blew back on him and burned one of his hands . ’ |
| 30 | The blackbird was just starting up — I always like hearing him . |