Example sentences of "up and [vb past] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lights went on ; we leapt up and pounced on them , adding our howls of ingrate triumph to the general confusion — ending the happy myth not with a whimper but a bang , while Addy , the fellow-conspirator , leant against the wall and laughed herself to helplessness … |
| 2 | King Crimson was being partied by a signing label and they got up and played with Donovan . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ] . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Franco made clear what those choices were in a " National Programme for Resurgence " which he personally drew up and passed to his ministers for action in October 1939 . |
| 7 | President , delegates , when this resolution was drawn up and passed by my branch at the latter part of nineteen ninety two , we understood the text of Chancellor Lamont 's Autumn Statement regarding public sector workers and a ceiling of one point five per cent on pay increases starting in nineteen ninety three . |
| 8 | Adam wondered if Abigail sometimes woke up and looked for him in the dark , in the empty room , and fretted for a while before she began to cry . |
| 9 | When Stuart and I heard this we got up and looked for the nearest exit . |
| 10 | She tipped her head up and looked at the sky , biting her lip . |
| 11 | Everyone shut up and looked at them . |
| 12 | Sir Daniel stood up and looked at his watch with some ostentation . |
| 13 | I stood up and looked at the Feldwebel . |
| 14 | The man at the table straightened up and looked at me . |
| 15 | When it passed off he straightened up and looked at his watch . |
| 16 | She sat up and looked at me . |
| 17 | The blacksmith straightened up and looked at her . |
| 18 | He eased his sleeve up and looked at his watch . |
| 19 | Tom sat up and looked at them . |
| 20 | I stood up and looked at myself in the mirror . |
| 21 | When he straightened up and looked at her again she saw his face was scarlet with embarrassment . |
| 22 | I was working on some shoes on the table , and Will picked one up and looked at it . |
| 23 | He stood up and looked at the following wagon . |
| 24 | Rachaela got up and looked at it . |
| 25 | After a little while , Wycliffe straightened up and looked at Bourne . |
| 26 | Hilda Machin pulled herself up and looked at her wristwatch in mock consternation . |
| 27 | I picked it up and looked at it . |
| 28 | She stood up and looked at him unyieldingly . |
| 29 | He glanced up and looked at her again and just for a moment it was as if they were alone in the midst of the hubbub of the fairground . |
| 30 | Juliet sat up and looked at David . |