Example sentences of "gather up the [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , with delicate movements of his webbed hind feet , toes distended so that they form a fan , he gathers up the eggs and gently spreads them over the female 's back . |
| 2 | After the monitor had gathered up the papers and placed them on the small , square , wooden table that acted as the sister 's desk , the class sat quiet , waiting anxiously for the verdict , a tick or a large cross , the while automatically mumbling Hail Marys . |
| 3 | erm fucking indoor murder ball , the seat , cushion and stuff like that , its fucking well out of order piss up games oh that 's right I think we played in , I think we played , you know that British bull dog thing ? , we managed to clear all the fucking the nappy chair this and the chairs out the way , we were playing this British bull dog sort of thing and the only thing , the only , the only difference was when you got caught , got , everybody was fucking giving you a few thumps in the arm , for good measure like , and we played about four of this and every time this cocky little son of a bitch did n't get caught , he was always the last person , so we fucking said , we said , me and this other guy 's that are in our troop and that er , we said right we 'll get him , so when , when everybody sort of go for it right just after the one person in the middle , said fucking just get this guy and fucking pin him down and do something to him right , we did n't , I think we said we 'd just get him , yeah that 's a good idea , so he 's gone right go and his mate he 's fucking took off two steps and there 's eight of us fucking dived on top of him , what the fucking , he 's struggling , get off you cunt so we pinned him down and at first we was just going to de-bag him in front of the women , we 've taken his boots off and his trousers and that and shave his bollocks , yeah the whole fucking yeah , it was like an audience , all that they sort of gathered up the chairs and the tables fuck have his bollocks shaved . |
| 4 | Gathering up the eiderdown and drawing it round his shoulders , Mungo tiptoed to the window over the cold lino . |
| 5 | Having discovered where Gabriel slept , he poked about in the hollow of the pageant cart , gathering up the tributes and luxuries that had found their way down into the dark . |
| 6 | The young woman put the tray down on the table beside the bed and began gathering up the books and papers off the bedspread . |
| 7 | He gathered up the blossom and took it back into the house . |
| 8 | As she gathered up the bedding and cushions she had hung out of the windows to air before the evening earth began to exhale dew , she wondered whether she should fetch out her best mantilla , the white lace her mother had given her for her first communion , which she never wore because it seemed so showy , and had n't worn even yesterday for the Easter Mass . |
| 9 | Only the young Swede and the attendant took a sympathetic interest and pointed helpfully as I gathered up the meatballs and deposited them in the ashtray . |
| 10 | As soon as he 'd hung up the phone , he gathered up the toys and slung them , Hamleys bag and all , under the bed . |
| 11 | She gathered up the bags and pushed them towards the child ; and when he reluctantly handed her the two pennies she said , ‘ Thank you very much . |
| 12 | Tilda clambered over the washboard , and clinging on by fingers and toes to the strakes , half slithered and half climbed down the side , gathered up the cat and skimmed across to Rochester . |
| 13 | Quickly , glancing back to the tent , he gathered up the limbs and torso , wrapped them in the discarded skins , tied them crudely and gathered them into his arms . |
| 14 | One by one , Polly gathered up the children and placed them carefully on the privet bird 's back . |
| 15 | As he cut , the door opened and the lady herself swept into the room and , with an imperious gesture , gathered up the box and carried it off . |
| 16 | Mrs Hollidaye adjusted her hat-pin , gathered up the flowers and took Dot 's hand firmly in hers . |
| 17 | Sean gathered up the reins and drove off at a smart pace . |
| 18 | Us kids were highly amused at all this , but I was distracted from the fun by Frankie who suggested that we gather up the bottles and hide them in the washhouse before they all got broken . |
| 19 | He would stay for just an hour or so and then gather up the equipment and disappear . |
| 20 | Gather up the trimmings and roll out as thinly as possible . |