Example sentences of "[vb infin] up and [verb] his [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He weighed 196lb and , when wishing to indulge in a man-to-man talk ( I say man-to-man because I became convinced he did n't believe he was a dog at all ) he would rear up and rest his forepaws on my shoulders and look down into my eyes , which are a rather attractive dark brown and reside about five feet two inches above sea level . |
| 2 | Friends considered him so depressed during this period that they were even beginning to think the unthinkable — that he might give up and turn his back on society and all its ills , and do what he would have really chosen to do with his life : be a country squire . |
| 3 | Surely next someone would step up and wipe his brow . |
| 4 | Come on , make the man stand up and put his money where his mouth is . |
| 5 | and hide , now , even if Keith 's arguing with the television , which he would , Politician , he 'll still go up and put his paws up on his knee , wag his tail , and bury his head and say , hit me instead , |