Example sentences of "up [conj] [verb] his " in BNC.
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| 1 | They did not look up or catch his eye , but there was a perceptible tremor along the work benches , a subtle increase in the carefulness and precision of their movements as the boss passed . |
| 2 | Gravenor Henson , the leader of the Framework Knitters " Union , regarded the existence of the acts as " a tremendous millstone round the neck of the local artisan , which has depressed and debased him to the earth , every act which he has attempted every measure that he has devised to keep up or raise his wages , he has been told was illegal : the whole force of the civil power and influence of the district has been exerted against him because he was acting illegally " . |
| 3 | When he pulls himself up or corrects his placing or step he beams on the audience as , for example , when he finishes with his back after a pirouette and hastily turns to face them . |
| 4 | What seemed a daunting quantity of hard male muscle clenched into action as he sat up and swung his long legs to the ground . |
| 5 | He stood up and kissed his forehead . |
| 6 | Alexandra reached up and kissed his cheek . |
| 7 | Then he stood up and kissed his brother 's hand . |
| 8 | The skinhead looked up and noticed his new adversary coming to the rescue of the hapless businessman , who was feebly cringing on the ground . |
| 9 | Ken Stevens stood up and folded his newspaper . |
| 10 | More often , though , he preferred to pitch the ball up and get his wickets in less intimidating fashion . |
| 11 | Mr Shreeves said : ‘ Ray Clemence , our goalkeeping specialist , worked with Ian in training this morning to straighten him up and get his head up again . |
| 12 | Mathers stood up and checked his pockets for car keys and cigarettes . |
| 13 | And he , for his part , was feeling so euphoric that instead of shouting to his son to get up and stir his stumps , he had actually gone in there and put the envelope on Adam 's bedside table . |
| 14 | One day , in Times Square , Dustin looked up and saw his face for the first time on a billboard . |
| 15 | There had been a further recent development ; only a couple of days ago Herr Hamnett 's brother , another agreeable young gentleman , had turned up and collected his entire belongings . |
| 16 | Widower Lennie , 80 , was beaten up and had his toes sliced with a knife until he told the thugs where his wife 's jewellery was kept . |
| 17 | Right then he went down , then he got up and had his lunch about one |
| 18 | a fortnight afterwards he rung up and said his boss had sm something had smashed into his car , and he wanted a car . |
| 19 | Father would not know what integrity was if it sneaked up and bit his backside . |
| 20 | A willingness to stand up and promote his trade with gusto typifies Mr Smythe 's approach to his job as chairman his Association . |
| 21 | Mandeville just muttered a curse and Southgate would have launched a vitriolic attack upon the abbey if Sir Edmund had not told him to shut up and drink his wine . |
| 22 | She jumped up and seized his arm , tears starting to her eyes . |
| 23 | With a gesture of annoyance at something Paul Lexington had just said , Bobby Anscombe stood up and banged his hand down on the table . |
| 24 | SHOCKED David Salt spent £700 on a dream garden — only to see a 20ft crater open up and swallow his flowers and lawn . |
| 25 | He stands up and extends his hand . |
| 26 | Newman moved her hand , stood up and pressed his own hand on her shoulder to keep her seated . |
| 27 | And , do not forget , only a few months earlier , in a restaurant filled with sophisticated diners , the same Balestre had stood up and bared his torso to show the scars of an ancient surgical operation . |
| 28 | She put her hand up and eased his fingers off . |
| 29 | He looked up and let his eyes move across the rows of faces before him . |
| 30 | He stood up and let his rifle butt slip to the ground . |