Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun pl] up and [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I feel guilty if I put my feet up and do nothing . |
| 2 | No that 's not frustration , that is a ploy , I just stick my hands up and show everybody that erm we messed a free kick up and then Paul erm slots it through . |
| 3 | Rolling my sleeves up and getting my hands dirty it 's what life is all about . |
| 4 | She held her fingers up and snapped them but her snap was n't a patch on his . |
| 5 | She screwed her eyes up and pretended she saw evening coming on . |
| 6 | Nicola worked backwards on the bed until she was resting against the wall ; she pulled her knees up and clasped them . |
| 7 | Her hobbies are reading and gardening , and she intends to relax , put her feet up and enjoy her retirement . |
| 8 | She brought her arms up and pulled his hands from her throat . |
| 9 | She put her arms up and held him close to her . |
| 10 | John 's already stolen my thunder on the straw poll erm that I was going to do but suffice to say that we normally do that at these types of seminars and there 's always a few people in the room who put their hands up and say they 've got more than ten data sources in their organization . |
| 11 | She turned towards him on the pew and put her hands up and caught his collar . |
| 12 | I think one of the , the best things a member of the royal family has done , is Prince Phillip and Prince of Wa , and Prince of Wales have actually opened their mouths up and said they 're opposed to wha a lo a lo a lot of what the present government policies are and it 's not , not before time , in my opinion ! |
| 13 | Suddenly he sat up , drew his legs up and leaned his elbows on his knees . |
| 14 | But when I spoke to Dr last week I mean he just held his hands up and said i do n't know . |
| 15 | When you consider what makes you laugh , try to distinguish between the humour that opens things up , that enables you to confront painful areas and makes you feel stronger , and the humour that operates at the level of the stock response , works on your fear , keeps your defences up and makes you feel weaker . |
| 16 | Then put your feet up and count your blessings ! |
| 17 | NOW PUT YOUR FEET UP AND INDULGE YOURSELF |
| 18 | The Inner Man PUSH , PUSH AND PUSH OFF Put your feet up and pour yourself a brandy and soda — women want you out of the delivery room |
| 19 | It 's clear from my inquiries that the FA originally envisaged Wednesday , September 9 as a triumphant homecoming for Taylor and his assistant Lawrie McMenemy — ‘ Just put your feet up and watch us win . ’ |
| 20 | erm I 'm not going to keep you very long because I 've nearly finished talking so erm when I 've finished perhaps you would like to bring some of your things up and put them on the table and we can all have a look at them . |
| 21 | After that you go into a big room and they look through your clothes and they ask you questions , then you have to pull your knickers down to your knees and do a twizzle , twist round , pull your pants up and put your dressing-gown back on . |
| 22 | Volley : Putting your arms up and opening your hands to hit the ball upwards with your fingers . |
| 23 | ‘ We have not played well enough in any department and we have got to hold our hands up and say we were not good enough . |
| 24 | Why do n't you just pull your socks up and smarten yourselves up ? |
| 25 | ‘ She got our backs up and treated us like schoolchildren , ’ said Davies . |