Example sentences of "up and [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people were waking up and seeing through the disguise humanity had constructed around its deities . |
| 2 | A list of deadlines and responsibilities was drawn up and agreed between the two departments and this has led to a better understanding of each others tasks and the benefits of compliance . |
| 3 | A timetable covering the completion of our work and of the transaction under the terms of the engagement will be drawn up and agreed between the directors and us by [ date ] . |
| 4 | The matter was raised in the meeting of the Land and Properties Sub-Committee 14 January 1992 ( LP 4 ) where it was resolved to offer the land for sale by open tender on condition that the purchaser submits a detailed planning application for one detached dwelling based on plans already drawn up and agreed by the planning officer as acceptable . |
| 5 | In fact he had lost his nerve and was too shy to go up and knock on the door . |
| 6 | It 's impossible ! she exclaimed to herself , getting up and leaning on the rough stone windowsill . |
| 7 | He stands up and taps on the table for silence , intending to announce this new discovery , in the hope that it will cause yet more laughter , and increase his reputation for honesty still further . |
| 8 | They thought they 'd have the Mexican wave when someone go get , get up and go to the loo ! |
| 9 | After blunting two ice-screws I give up and go for the peg . |
| 10 | it 's like party balloons , she 's got like water balloons I mean , with water and , they was , I had them in this box mucking about , I was trying take something out , and then like we dropped a water balloon in their bathroom and erm , we started having water fight , and that they filled them up and go into the balloons and then you go and tie it up |
| 11 | We just give up and go through the motions and we let our negativity harden inside us . |
| 12 | but here we , we never go up and go in the general by the |
| 13 | When Stuart and I heard this we got up and looked for the nearest exit . |
| 14 | She tipped her head up and looked at the sky , biting her lip . |
| 15 | I stood up and looked at the Feldwebel . |
| 16 | He stood up and looked at the following wagon . |
| 17 | He sat up and looked around the room . |
| 18 | She got up and looked in the alcove mirror . |
| 19 | I stood up and looked in the mirror . |
| 20 | He gave up and looked inside the case . |
| 21 | She stood up and looked round the room as though she were leaving it for the last time . |
| 22 | Then get your mask up and get into the Accident Unit ! |
| 23 | Then he stood up and strode from the room , and she all but collapsed into the chair he 'd just vacated , feeling as though she 'd been battered by a storm at sea . |
| 24 | Just before we packed up and got aboard the truck , I piped up and down the beach for a few moments . |
| 25 | Making up the slings of timber ready for Tiny Bennion 's crane to pick up and dump on the wharf . |
| 26 | The roots torn up and bleeding on the ground and the woman smashed by life 's storms were to him interchangeable images . |
| 27 | Iris was already up and splashing in the bath . |
| 28 | Thérèse sat up and fumbled for the light-switch that dangled from a cord beside the bed . |
| 29 | What had happened was that O had been at home , not sleeping , thinking about Boy at six in the morning , and he had called up and said , ‘ Are you watching TV , ’ to which Boy had replied , as the man had heard , ‘ Yes , ’ and then O had told Boy to turn over to the boxing ; he 'd just said , ‘ Get up and change to the third channel . |
| 30 | On the other hand , you can have something like the gang of four in China that creates such tensions and anxieties in the society and so many people get to feel that things have gone from bad to worse , that you get a shake up and change in the regime . |