Example sentences of "[verb] up and [verb] [verb] his " in BNC.

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1 Example continued It 's not until 1992 that the giant wakes up and tries to dig his way to the surface .
2 Suddenly he leapt up and began to push his way violently across the great burrow .
3 Said that urgent business had cropped up and tried to cancel his appearance at the last minute . ’
4 When he lowered Grainne on to the pile of thick fur rugs before the fire , he was trembling , but when he stood up and began to unfasten his own clothes , he did so with a calm sureness and a gentle authority .
5 Taking this to be a form of dismissal , Greg stood up and prepared to take his leave .
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