Example sentences of "[pron] up [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then he heaved himself up and went into the lavatory . |
| 2 | The Doctor hauled himself up and reached for the tank 's hyper reverse facility . |
| 3 | He picked himself up and staggered down a corridor . |
| 4 | Only then did he zip himself up and reach for the telephone . |
| 5 | Alec picked himself up and raced for the door . |
| 6 | Do not forget that you live alone and there may not be anyone there to pick you up or ring for the doctor if you break a leg or a hip . |
| 7 | Finally , it produces thousands of young , which transfer into the next fly that picks them up while feeding on the host . |
| 8 | No they were oh no we brought them up and put on the shelf . |
| 9 | it 's like party balloons , she 's got like water balloons I mean , with water and , they was , I had them in this box mucking about , I was trying take something out , and then like we dropped a water balloon in their bathroom and erm , we started having water fight , and that they filled them up and go into the balloons and then you go and tie it up |
| 10 | Molly pointed to the bright bunch on the scrubbed table and Giovanna gathered them up and strode to a hook on the dresser where they dangled with all their labels . |
| 11 | I pick them up and look at the envelopes . |
| 12 | He screwed them up and sank to the floor . |
| 13 | Oh , the neighbour rang me up and said by the way she 'll be a bit late |
| 14 | Harvey helped me up and pointed to a concrete runway just below us . |
| 15 | But Coun Dot Long , committee chairman , said they wanted to get something up and running for the club before the start of the bowls season in May . |
| 16 | Suddenly she thought how ridiculous they all looked dressed up in their best clothes and squabbling like children ; and feeling quite calm she drew herself up and turned to the Portuguese gentleman . |
| 17 | I picked him up and stumbled over the rough ground to the back gate of our garden , which was only about twenty yards away . |
| 18 | Shoot the bird to wake it up and switch to the straight-up bullets . |
| 19 | Reluctantly she picked it up and listened for a moment . |
| 20 | This one could , it could just about reach it over its paw and flicked it up and knocked on the door |
| 21 | So I chipped it into a little space over the scrum , ran round , picked it up and went up the middle of the field . |
| 22 | He picked it up and went to the door of the tent . |
| 23 | ‘ I hastily fitted it up and went through the pretence because I did n't want him knowing where I really live . ’ |
| 24 | Someone had left a copy of the evening paper beside him , and he picked it up and glanced at the headline . |
| 25 | He picked it up and turned to the address section at the back . |
| 26 | He took it up and flew to a stance on one of the wooden buildings round the Park . |
| 27 | Mrs Frizzell snatched up her property , tried wildly to wrap the books in the remains of the paper bag , dropped one of them , picked it up and fled to the cloak-room at the back of the hall , followed by the titters and sniggers of not a few ladies who , knowing the reason for her purchase of the books , could well have rescued her from her predicament , but saw no reason to do so . |
| 28 | Julia Verity was looking to start a business by buying a house in Henley , doing it up and selling at a profit . |
| 29 | ‘ But many years ago , a wise old man said fall in love and you may fall flat on your face , but pick yourself up and rush towards the next one , knees bleeding , face bruised , arms open , heart on fire . ’ |
| 30 | The team have to pick themselves up and perform on a Saturday . |