Example sentences of "up [coord] take [pron] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Ignoring everyone else , he walked up and took her hands in his , saying simply : ‘ I love you . ’
2 Fred reached up and took her hand from his shoulder , squeezing it gently in his .
3 The veneered desk where they sat was suddenly drenched in light as the languid television crews jumped up and took their positions , communicating with each other by harsh whispers or frantic sign language .
4 He stood up and took his coat from the chair over which it had been casually thrown .
5 Bunny straightened up and took my wallet out of his back pocket .
6 Delight ran all over her at his use of her name , and she wanted to reach up and take his face between her hands and say , ‘ You are beautiful and strong and gentle .
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