Example sentences of "up and [v-ing] at [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I remember Trevor [ Howard ] just standing up and looking at him , mouthing a bad word and walking out of the room . |
| 2 | Maggie announced , sitting up and looking at him seriously . |
| 3 | Hector was before her , leaping up and barking at his mistress . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm going to help you , ’ he said , jumping up and smiling at her . |
| 5 | In the picture Stuart held , his father was grinning self-consciously in his formal dress , at least a head taller than his wife who hung on his arm , looking up and laughing at her husband . |
| 6 | ‘ This game told me that we need all our good players to be up and playing at their peak , but I felt that we did n't do that tonight . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Hello , my dearies ! ’ said the tramp , sitting up and squinting at them . |