Example sentences of "up [coord] took [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 However , when Mary stood up and took hold of the reins that were trailing on the ground , she thrashed the horse with her cane .
2 Now he drew himself up and Took Control .
3 In 1972 Hollywood suddenly sat up and took notice of him again when he had two consecutive hits , Last Tango in Paris and The Godfather , for which he won the Oscar for Best Actor .
4 The rugby world stood up and took notice and Best was marked out as a man destined for greater things .
5 Sandy Lyle , Nick Faldo , Bernhard Langer , all looked up and took note .
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