Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] up [conj] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Asa got up and paced restlessly across the room . |
| 2 | Peggy got up and hurried over to him . |
| 3 | Pascoe got up and went out . |
| 4 | Well I , obviously want to try and attend meetings if and when possible , er I 've been to one last week , which basically was er because I do n't feel I 'm qualified to get up and David got up and spoke very well actually , he was always , at the police not neighbourhood watch , er to do with the cascade telephone system which we found out afterwards , after a three quarters hour debate a man came up to Dave afterwards and showed him a memo which said this cascade system has now ceased in November nineteen ninety-two and that was the the abuse on that particular meeting . |
| 5 | Edward stood up and walked over to the window . |
| 6 | Before the result was announced , two deputies representing Taiwan stood up and shouted out their opposition to the £6 billion hydro-electric and flood control scheme , before storming out . |
| 7 | The man could n't believe it and could only stare as Uncle Mick got up and marched triumphantly up towards Denis and the exit stair . |
| 8 | Ethel got up and flounced out of the hall , looking grim . |
| 9 | Then Anwar turned up and stood there watching us work . |
| 10 | Suddenly Pickerage looked up and spoke very loudly . |
| 11 | Rachaela sat up and switched on the light . |
| 12 | Bernie stood up and took out his wallet . |
| 13 | Rupert got up and went back to his desk massaging his scalp with both hands . |
| 14 | Ellwood straightened up and backed off . |
| 15 | Cameron got up and went over to the back window . |
| 16 | Finally , Ricci got up and walked over to her daughter , who immediately handed over the troublesome hammer . |
| 17 | Willis stood up and held out his hand to George who shook it warmly . |
| 18 | Killion stood up and walked stiffly over to Woodruffe . |
| 19 | Tom stood up and looked out at the freshly-weeded graveyard . |
| 20 | Matilda jumped up and switched off the telly . |
| 21 | Alyssia sat up and stared across towards the horizon . |
| 22 | Lee got up and ran back to the toilet , picking up the helmet that was on the floor . |
| 23 | Lee got up and picked up a piece of cross-stitch tapestry from the top of an old record-player and sat down in the rocking-chair , her back to the two young people . |
| 24 | Delaney straightened up and searched around . |
| 25 | Malik straightened up and broke away . |
| 26 | Daniel got up and went out into the night . |
| 27 | After a few moments Troy got up and walked slowly from the tent . |
| 28 | Gregson hung up and sat back on the bed , cradling a glass of whisky in his hand which he 'd poured himself from the room 's mini-bar . |
| 29 | Adam looked up and said weakly , ‘ God , my head 's splitting . |
| 30 | The silence continued long , while Harry picked up and laid down tool after tool , smoothed a finger-nail along the chisels , hefted the mallets , turning and twisting like a caged animal with the fury of his longing and the rigidity of his pride . |