Example sentences of "[verb] up [prep] they [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Magnus and the Alsatian , attracted by the noise , came running over and began leaping up at them and barking in wild excitement , their panting mouths leaving clouds in the chill air . |
| 2 | The gates were only a few yards ahead and I staggered up to them and halted among my groaning comrades . |
| 3 | The two young McLaggans were taunting and prodding at a trio of hostages , Thomson the constable , Bisset the minister , and the old soldier Major Alexander McGlashan of Eastertyre ; they stood in a huddle with their eyes staring , while young McCulloch staggered up to them and shoved stalks of bracken into their hair . |
| 4 | Lee has worked with Universal before , teaming up with them for Do The Right Thing , Mo ’ Better Blues and Jungle Fever , and it was his experience with the company that has encouraged him to sign his life over to The Man . |
| 5 | What if something like this you know if I give this to Arthur and John and say er they just joined I give them this , this personal development plan , who should it put pressure on should do , yeah cos you should be going up to them and saying well I 'm supposed to have done you know X Y Y and they go ah yeah , and then they go up with these excuses yeah . |
| 6 | He raced up to them and grabbed Harry by the arm . |
| 7 | annoying cos I sort of flared up with them and said , Well quote me the law , and they ca n't quote you the law I mean they it 's just someone who they seem to be we do it . |
| 8 | You 'd want to go up to them and tell them to do better . " |
| 9 | An interruption came from one of the schoolboys who had walked up behind them and had some question he wanted to ask Matthew . |
| 10 | Here it will be quite easy to clear up after them but do exclude them if you are cooking — otherwise they may cause a serious accident . |
| 11 | Two lads , went up to them and says get off that bike or we 'll pull you off ! |
| 12 | Do you go up to them and say , I like you ? |
| 13 | And I 've wanted to say that to someone who 's just staring at me , just go up to them and say , all of me , the whole fucking thing , take it . |
| 14 | the shock , go up to them and say you know , have you had your right amount or have you taken some sugar and very often they 'll pull up and ah yes I 've overdone it . |
| 15 | The young lad looked up at them and laughed , what 's up with you it 's got ta come down in n it ? |
| 16 | She looked up at them and allowed her glasses to fall from her nose . |
| 17 | Cos people play up to them and do things if perhaps they might not , would n't , you know , but would want to do it , but |
| 18 | ‘ But Shannon , you have it in you to fight the ghosts — to face up to them and banish them forever . |
| 19 | All right , we 're still going to have problems , but this time we 're going to face up to them and deal with them — together . |
| 20 | The mercenary ones simply put up with them and pretend that they love them for what they can get out of them . |
| 21 | Whereas I mean , , if you sort of give the criticism first and say the wrong area is that , and then finish it off with the praise , they know where they stand , and when you come up to them and say you 've done a superb job , they 're not just sitting back , thinking oh yes , what 's coming next . |
| 22 | He added : ‘ Derby gave us plenty of problems when we drew there , but we stood up to them and worked for a result . |
| 23 | This time , however , without even knowing what she was going to do , she found herself striding up to them and yelling ‘ Oy ! ’ |