Example sentences of "up [adv] [conj] [vb past] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Vincent picked himself up slowly and rubbed his ribs . |
| 2 | Then he stood up suddenly and snapped his fingers . |
| 3 | With this , she once more wrapped up warmly and made her way to the stable . |
| 4 | Now he pretended to be waving his cape at the bull and executed a neat veronica , then she kicked her leg up backwards and touched her heel with her fingers while he looked scornfully on with one hand behind his back palm facing outwards . |
| 5 | Her mother always got up early and exercised her dogs before breakfast . |
| 6 | ‘ I got up early and pawned your watch , ’ Laz explained . |
| 7 | He sat up quickly and hit his head on the eave . |
| 8 | Caroline sat up quickly and put her hands to her cheeks . |
| 9 | He stood up straight and thrust his hands into the pockets of his faded jeans . |
| 10 | Shelley shook her head in mock despair at the state of his lungs , but she was reassured by the noise , and the way he sat up straight and opened his eyes , blinking in the brightness of the morning sun beneath the plane tree shade . |
| 11 | Despite the protests she sat up now and swung her feet from the settee . |
| 12 | He stood up abruptly and resumed his restless pacing of the room , like a caged animal that had suddenly found the confines of its cage far too small for comfort . |
| 13 | She curled up again and closed her eyes . |
| 14 | Slowly Ruth sat up too and leaned her head against his shoulder . |
| 15 | Cleg stood up too and put his hand into his pocket . |