Example sentences of "then [vb past] up [conj] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He simply cleared his plate , drank his tea , and then got up and went out of the house . |
| 2 | I then got up and went out and had a cup of coffee and came back , he was still talking . |
| 3 | He sat still for another half-hour or so , then got up and walked slowly out to the water 's edge . |
| 4 | ‘ It was all so quick — the judges just said they did not want to hear any more arguments , convictions quashed and then got up and walked out ! |
| 5 | The man stumbled forward onto the bridge , then got up and trudged on again , wiping his dirtied hands against his thighs as he went and glancing up briefly , fearfully , as the big house loomed over him . |
| 6 | so I thought right , she said to me he 'd want a bottle , so come like ten past eleven , he 's like whinging , he 's drunk all his milk , then went up and come down and eat all his dinner and his pudding |
| 7 | Got out paper and pencil to try and think through the implications of what he had just seen , then gave up and started off home . |
| 8 | Then stood up and ran on . |
| 9 | The otter either heard me or got my scent , because it suddenly looked up , then stood up and moved out of sight round the other side of the rock . |