Example sentences of "[vb past] up and [vb past] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is almost certainly from a Roman source — an autobiographical letter by Scipio Nasica — that Plutarch derived his picture of Aemilius Paulus , the father of Scipio Aemilianus , receiving King Perseus as a prisoner : " Aemilius saw in him a great man whose fall was due to the resentment of the gods and his own evil fortune , and rose up and came to meet him , accompanies by his friends and with tears in his eyes " ( Aem . |
| 2 | Although the examiner appointed by the court may submit a report which accompanies the deposition , this is merely intended to give him the opportunity of recording facts , including incidents during the examination ( for example , that the witnesses fainted or rose up and tried to assault cross-examining counsel ) ; the examiner can not indicate his opinion as to the credibility of the witness or his own impressions of the witness 's demeanour . |
| 3 | I 've got nothing other , I do n't know whether anybody 's aware of what went on last Wednesday and probably that , I mean there could have been there was a , sort of a , a cable that , a mains cable that heated up and started smoking and er , we had to deal with that . |
| 4 | Then he looked in the car , saw my father crumpled up and started to speak . |
| 5 | What would I say if : her Dad died ; his parents could n't attend ; her parents did n't attend ; the best man did n't arrive because his plane from India was delayed ; it turned out to be the groom 's second wedding , although it is her first ; the Matron of Honour did n't turn up because she was ill ; the groom dried up and forgot to compliment the bridesmaids so I could n't thank him ? |
| 6 | One time I was in the classroom , and my sparrow , which had been sleeping in my pocket , suddenly woke up and began chirping loudly . |
| 7 | When the sun set , the travellers woke up and began to prepare for their journey . |
| 8 | ‘ Steffine woke up and started crying I think she must have sensed there was something wrong . ’ |
| 9 | But she cried a lot when she woke up and needed comforting . |
| 10 | ‘ Then five years ago we woke up and decided to sell washing machines instead . ’ |
| 11 | When she was fully rested they ate a meagre meal , conserving their supplies of meat and berries for the arduous journey ahead , then mounted up and began to pick their way carefully through the snow tracks in the wood . |
| 12 | A man came up and offered to buy him a drink . |
| 13 | At all events , I dined with him when he came up and happened to mention poor Willy 's plight . |
| 14 | One old petrol stove clogged up and failed to work at all . |
| 15 | Lew Chester , one of the paper 's greatest reporters , turned up and started knocking out his usual classy feature articles . |
| 16 | Francie tuned up and began to play an unexpected , tearoom kind of music . |
| 17 | I 'm not a writer but I have done some singing , and so we met up and decided to do some songs , with a conscious effort to keep it basic-sounding , and showcase Lola 's voice . |
| 18 | After a moment , he straightened up and began to strip . |
| 19 | She straightened up and began ticking off on her fingers . |
| 20 | And when she straightened up and went to take the key from the lock his hand was there before hers , and as he handed the key back to her , he said on a laugh , ‘ I see you do n't intend to be locked in from the outside . ’ |
| 21 | Their barrow full they straightened up and turned to push their way towards the road . |
| 22 | Bob got up and began to put the things on the table for dinner . |
| 23 | She got up and began slamming the tea-things on to a tray . |
| 24 | Other guests now rose to leave and the two English envoys got up and began to move amongst the different groups . |
| 25 | While he was speaking she got up and began pacing to and fro across the wide office . |
| 26 | She gave the back of her chair a despairing slap , got up and began pacing to and fro , jerkily shaking clasped hands . |
| 27 | And she got up and began to run across the room to her mother . |
| 28 | She got up and began walking round the kitchen , collecting a dirty cup here , a saucer there , putting them in the sink . |
| 29 | The forms in the waiting-room were most uncomfortable and at one period she got up and began to walk about , apparently to the consternation of other people who , docilely , were also waiting for news . |
| 30 | He was cold to the bone , and with the first faint grey of pre-dawn he got up and began to walk the passageway , stamping his chilled feet with an infinitely small , puny sound against the flags of the flooring . |