Example sentences of "would [verb] up [coord] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The women would look up and congratulate me and encourage me to ‘ go on , go on , you can , you can ’ . |
| 2 | Then he would look up and see her . |
| 3 | She leaned out of the window , half-terrified , half-hopeful that he would look up and see her . |
| 4 | ‘ John and I would trundle up and wind them up . ’ |
| 5 | He dearly wished they would hurry up and tell him what to do . |
| 6 | Surely somebody would stand up and let her sit down ? |
| 7 | Knock on her door at 3 a.m. for a leg massage and I swear she would get up and do it for you , though she might swear a little under her breath ! |
| 8 | Of course he would get up and offer her his seat . |
| 9 | Soon he would get up and say he must be going . |
| 10 | He was saying he would come up and tell us how Stephen was and everything . |
| 11 | T. B. Bloody pest was stray animals , stray dogs — people would come up and say they 'd found a stray , and you 'd have to take it off them , take their name and address . |
| 12 | She wondered if this was all a dream and soon she would wake up and find they were still at Gatwick waiting to fly out to Palma . |
| 13 | She groaned inaudibly , and wished the deck would open up and swallow her . |
| 14 | Her father cleared his throat , her mother looked flustered and Rachel wished the ground would open up and swallow her . |
| 15 | In reality they should have been dumbfounded and embarrassed , wishing the floor would open up and swallow them . |
| 16 | Soon something would open up and give him a path to follow . |
| 17 | I looked forward to the banquet and wondered idly whether Swire Sugden would turn up and spoil it . |
| 18 | At any moment , thought Endill , a huge wave would rise up and carry him away . |
| 19 | He was being told in no uncertain terms that he could come out of all this as the loving , caring father who would do anything to keep his daughter 's reputation ; who welcomed her choice of husband with open arms ; who would not bow down in the face of adversity , but would rise up and conquer it . |