Example sentences of "got up [to-vb] the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know how she got up to fix the ceiling chains . ’ |
| 2 | Penry got up to take the trays . |
| 3 | I said I felt ill , and got up to open the door . |
| 4 | Carrie got up to bring the union man some more tea and when she returned with two filled mugs she sat down heavily . |
| 5 | When they had all finished the coffee , Bob got up to pay the bill , leaving John to apologise for his misplaced piece of mockery . |
| 6 | She still said nothing , but got up to make the tea . |
| 7 | When much later in the afternoon she got up to get the tea a tearing sound was heard as her nice blue overall parted with the gummy chair — she let out a burst of laughter . |
| 8 | He moved again , and gladly she leaned over and pressed the bell on the wall beside the cot and got up to get the breast tray . |