Example sentences of "[verb] up the poker " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then , picking up the poker from the hearth , she banged it three times against the back of the fireplace . |
| 2 | He took up the poker and turned over a log carefully . |
| 3 | Maggie picked up the poker and jabbed the fire with it , rearranging the coals so that even more heat was thrown out . |
| 4 | Now our houses backed on to each other , with only the party wall between , so she just picked up the poker from the fender and started banging on the wall so that the plaster showered a cloud of dust in the room . |
| 5 | He picked up the poker from the fireplace and jumped up . |
| 6 | He did n't move until I picked up the poker . |
| 7 | So Moore again picked up the poker . |
| 8 | With a sound that seemed full of pain and anger and disgust , he picked up the poker and quickly raked them out into the hearth . |