Example sentences of "up [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jumping up off a seat is easy enough because almost any action will make things better . |
| 2 | He committed Mike Hooper to his dive , but his shot spun up off the keeper 's legs , giving Torbin Piechnik time to head away from under his crossbar . |
| 3 | Erm one was a penalty on Saturday , G Gary 's and of course you ca n't er really lay a lot of credit for getting in the six yard box on penalties , but he took his other goal well , shot and he pick he picked the bits up off the keeper and Gary scored a good headed goal from a a brilliant cross by Tony . |
| 4 | Shortly after passing Pylon Three , Rare Bear pulled up off the race course smoking badly , saying ‘ Go Tiger , Go ! ’ |
| 5 | Carelessness — the thing picked up off the hall mat , thrust into her pocket and forgotten — or deliberate appropriation ? |
| 6 | The heat comes up off the tarmac and pummels him . |
| 7 | A Greek oil tanker caught fire and broke up off the west coast of Australia on July 21 , spilling at least 20,000 tonnes of its cargo of light crude oil . |
| 8 | Then he knocks it up off the Road to about nine inches for a 4 . |
| 9 | All bits , other bits of equipment as well , you 've got sometimes in the back of police cars you 've got brooms and shovels to clear the mess up off the road , yeah have you seen a policeman clearing up the road , saving people |
| 10 | Robins picked a piece up off the beach . |
| 11 | ‘ There is no need to be ashamed , ’ he said to himself , getting up off the bed and making his way to the door to see what his native Forest looked like in daylight and to see what sort of world it was where a man could be free and alone and full of shame . |
| 12 | He must expect her to get up off the bed and kiss his cheek , say good-night , see you in the morning , go out quickly and close the door behind her . |
| 13 | She got up off the bed and went to the door , her heart thumping wildly . |
| 14 | A second later he had levered himself up off the bed , striding away to answer the call . |
| 15 | Terry Venables was left picking his side up off the floor . |
| 16 | Terry Venables was left picking his players up off the floor after Tranmere , who have not lost at Prenton Park in 12 months , achieved a worthy draw against their lofty visitors . |
| 17 | She picked his anorak up off the floor and stood there with it over her arm , leaning against his chair . |
| 18 | He picked the clothes up off the floor and put them away in the wardrobe , and found the President a clean pair of slacks and a shirt before sweeping up the broken glass . |
| 19 | Still in a larky mood , she began to lift her daughter up off the floor . |
| 20 | He picked the hat up off the floor and put it on his own head . |
| 21 | ( Wringing her apron in mock indignation ) That 's the third time this week I 've picked his Good polyester-dacron trousers up off the floor and Hung them up in their crease . |
| 22 | There rose , and she looked and looked with her needles suspended , there curled up off the floor of the mind , rose from the lake of one 's being , a mist , a bride to meet her lover . |
| 23 | He then got up off the floor and threatened to hit the labour master with his boots in his hand . |
| 24 | Plenty of guys in this racket have found themselves in front of a jury for a lot less than picking a dame up off the floor . |
| 25 | I put weight on my hands and tried to push myself up off the floor . |
| 26 | I got out of bed gah ! — and then picked myself up off the floor . |
| 27 | Kadan scooped the twins up off the floor . |
| 28 | This deed somehow necessitated a second manoeuvre , that of picking myself up off the floor . |
| 29 | Anyway , we 've finished all we can eat of this Cambozola , and the wine bottle is only good for sticking candles in , and we are still sitting on the carpet lit by one small lamp somewhere over in the corner , and she keeps filling in the pauses by staring into my eyes as if she 's checking I do n't wear false eyelashes , and I start to think it 's about time I got up off the floor . |
| 30 | I picked it up off the floor , and it looked perfectly new . ’ |