Example sentences of "up and [vb past] [prep] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conversely , flame-coloured harridans that looked as if only Agent Orange could stop them curled up and died of aristocratic pique at the advancing hordes of dandelions . |
| 2 | Although projects for the reform of the courts were being drawn up and had in some cases been completed , " the date of their publication can not yet be predicted with any certainty " . |
| 3 | A man jumped up and ran after Black Dog . |
| 4 | I then got up and went into another room , where I found the father Delavaud , still clothed , and lying on the bed , dead . |
| 5 | Starting at the airman 's feet he moved up and raved at each disaster until he came to his head . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , you ca n't do that here , ’ said the Dormouse crossly , and he got up and moved to another seat . |
| 7 | Under the law of a number of member states ( though not the UK ) , transfer of central management and control from the state of registration is only possible if the company is wound up and reincorporated in another member state . |
| 8 | For example , a basalt flow which is moving over a dry , sandy surface is quite well-behaved and peaceful , but if the same flow were to advance on to an area of wet , boggy ground , or on to a snow-field , the water trapped beneath the lava may be heated up and turned into high-pressure steam . |
| 9 | said I 've no qualms about 'em , and yet he 's , somebody that votes for bloody Green Party , eh , he 's just been up and voted for Green Party , I said I 'd of stopped at home if I was you |
| 10 | Phoebe looked up and smiled with simple gratitude before she said , |