Example sentences of "got up [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Luke 's next words are typical of faith 's inherent drive for resolution : ‘ Peter , however , got up and ran to the tomb , and , peering in , saw the wrappings . ’ |
| 2 | He got up and reached for the phone . |
| 3 | ‘ He drank from the moment he got up and continued throughout the day , although it did n't show . |
| 4 | Benstede got up and crossed to the bed in the far comer . |
| 5 | Merrill got up and crossed to the stationery cupboard . |
| 6 | At one o'clock Rachaela ate lunch , and at five past two , half an hour too late , she got up and left for the antiques shop . |
| 7 | Then suddenly she got up and made for the piano . |
| 8 | When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter . |
| 9 | Richard got up and balanced on the ball of one foot as if he had been seized by an attack of cramp . |
| 10 | ‘ Bill and I were left on stage gaping as they all got up and made for the exits . |
| 11 | Lucy Lane , trying to make contact , got up and stooped over the dog , stroking his head . |
| 12 | When Stuart and I heard this we got up and looked for the nearest exit . |
| 13 | She got up and looked in the alcove mirror . |
| 14 | Dr Graham was , as you might expect , most eloquent and , when he appealed for people to come forward and dedicate themselves , quite a few got up and went towards the screen just as though he was really there . |
| 15 | He got up and went into the house . |
| 16 | At five o'clock I got up and went into the sitting-room . |
| 17 | It was on the tip of Jehan 's tongue to suggest that Alexei was allowing himself to be used only because it suited him ; but it was clear that discussing the subject was making Jehana unhappy , and so he said nothing , sitting quietly beside her until suddenly she got up and went into the house . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't know what you 're finding so funny , ’ she said , and she got up and went into the garden , thinking , as she looked back , that Barbs had always had the ability to put people at odds with each other and , seemingly , was able to do it when she was n't even there . |
| 19 | He got up and went into the kitchen and came back with three more cans . |
| 20 | Nurse Neil McGregor was keeping a watch on patient Michael Robinson when Sigsworth , of Melbourne House , Middlesbrough , got up and went into the day room . |
| 21 | She got up and went into the kitchen . |
| 22 | I got up and went for a walk and ended up at the Bunker . |
| 23 | Then she got up and went to the mirror above the desk . |
| 24 | Then she got up and went to the front door and , as she did every night , and had always done , since Jack never cared about such matters , locked and bolted it . |
| 25 | She got up and went to the door . |
| 26 | He got up and went to the window , looking out into his garden . |
| 27 | He got up and went to the piano , sat on the stool and found that it revolved . |
| 28 | Here he got up and went to the desk , to look for cigarettes , and stood with his back to her , going through the business of putting one in his mouth and lighting it . |
| 29 | Andrée got up and went to the door . |
| 30 | One night she dreamed that she got up and went to the lavatory , where she found a new , neatly typed notice fixed over the bowl . |