Example sentences of "up and [vb past] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When they parted outside the Lyons , Bridget reached up and kissed Clare lightly on the cheek . |
| 2 | Then , immediately pulling herself together , she strolled up and thanked Kevin and Brigadier Canford very sweetly for her polo stick , before flicking a very obvious V-sign at Trace on the way back . |
| 3 | He stood up and offered Paul his hand . |
| 4 | She looked up and saw Father Barnes . |
| 5 | It was after I had been deep in thought for a long time , stooped forward , that I looked up and saw Adrar , like the celestial city , its towers and palms floating on the mirage of a lake . |
| 6 | He happened to glance up and saw Beryl on the landing . |
| 7 | She looked up and saw admiration in his eyes . |
| 8 | Paula glanced up and saw cobwebs in the corners , a whole network . |
| 9 | I looked up and saw Jamila hurrying towards me in black T-shirt and white shorts . |
| 10 | He looked up and saw Minerva at her cello , and Alexia , young and alive again , in the wings . |
| 11 | The dark eyes looked up and saw Jenna 's interest . |
| 12 | He looked up and saw Jed standing in the doorway . |
| 13 | He looked up and saw Sam who was rooted to the spot with excitement and quivering like a terrier . |
| 14 | At that moment he looked up and saw Oliver watching him . |
| 15 | Mildred looked up and saw Maud swooping over the gates , waving her hat in the air . |
| 16 | But just then she looked up and saw Nicolo watching them , his face as black as a storm cloud , and her chin lifted . |
| 17 | She smoothed a weary hand across her eyes and then looked up and saw Luke over the far side of the room , gazing at her with impenetrable eyes . |
| 18 | I looked up and saw Emily looking at her mum in consternation . |
| 19 | And then when I got up and saw time , I thought oh bugger me ! |
| 20 | She looked up and saw O'Hara staring at her over Babs Osborne 's heaving shoulders . |
| 21 | I looked up and saw Edward jumping up and down , performing an elaborate semaphore with his hat . |
| 22 | Lindsey frowned , certain that Jill had said there were no more patients , and the frown deepened as she looked up and saw Niall Grant . |
| 23 | She looked up and saw Felipe lying at the top , head and shoulders over the drop , and Mitch joined him as she was still looking dazedly upwards . |
| 24 | He glanced up and saw Agrippa approaching . |
| 25 | McEllhoney looked up and saw Martin . |
| 26 | Yes I did , he got up and said God bless us everyone |
| 27 | And last Saturday I was speaking to her and Gary and the hotel phoned up and said pipes had burst . |
| 28 | Not waiting for an answer , he stood up and dragged Isabel closer to the window . |
| 29 | He looked up and spotted McSwegan unmarked at the far post . |
| 30 | He looked up and sought Blanche 's reaction to his confession . |