Example sentences of "up [adv] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | He flung aside the door he was suddenly lying beneath , stared up bitterly and ran a black shirt-cuff across his bloodied nose . |
| 2 | She 'd erm was erm getting a pie out the oven and cos some of the juice went on the floor , she wiped it up thinking she 'd wiped it up properly and she did n't , she slipped , she 's broken a couple of bones in her foot . |
| 3 | He dropped his briefcase on the chesterfield , and Mrs Stych snatched it up crossly and took it into his den , while he went to the refrigerator in search of ice cubes for a drink . |
| 4 | All at the end you do is losing your voice and , and if you do n't get your way , then you it up louder and louder and louder and if you do n't get your way you may have to back down then and the aggressive person backing down to sort of a submissive does n't always hold very much credibility . |
| 5 | From the kitchen behind them came the sound of Mrs Brissett cleaning up vigorously and singing ‘ The Holly and the Ivy ’ . |
| 6 | This occurs about four or five weeks after apparent recovery and results in all four legs suddenly swelling up tremendously and the development of small haemorrhagic spots on the lips . |
| 7 | Vincent picked himself up slowly and rubbed his ribs . |
| 8 | ‘ I mean stand up slowly and make yer way to the back shop and we can all have a wee chat . |
| 9 | He stood up slowly and entered the lounge . |
| 10 | Grace got up slowly and went downstairs to her bedroom . |
| 11 | Fingertips on sides of head , sit up slowly and lie back . |
| 12 | ‘ Gods help us … what is it now ? ’ he muttered , getting up slowly and pulling on his gown . |
| 13 | She stood up slowly and showed it to the bearded man . |
| 14 | He straightened up slowly and tugged cautiously on his end of the rope . |
| 15 | Asik was hungary and tired , his knees were sore and he wanted to go to sleep but he got up slowly and started down the road . |
| 16 | I can not stand it any longer , if someone does not come to me I will give up and be miserable for ever and perhaps go home of my own accord , write or wire to Uncle C. and say you are coming at once pleas darling , and come on Saturday or I will give up altogether and always wretched . |
| 17 | It 's just a pity we do n't live in the era when a man could set his mistress up somewhere and know she 'd be there waiting for him whenever he felt the urge to see her , but was never , ever seen with her in public . ’ |
| 18 | Until this happens people will always feel the threat of a ‘ 10/6 ’ dictator popping up somewhere and causing great global conflict damaging the fragile , but nevertheless improving balance of world power . |
| 19 | And up right and underneath . |
| 20 | However , the Full Moon on May 16 could provide a happy ending and , despite the odd hold-up or broken promise at the end of May , things are looking up professionally and financially . |
| 21 | We bore down on the landmark at a steady six to seven knots under a single genoa , the 15 – 20 knot wind on our port quarter with 10 – 12ft ( 3 – 4m ) steep-sided swells barrelling up astern and sweeping past . |
| 22 | So you 're dealing with a fifty one year old lady , she 's never been in trouble , has no previous convictions , a lady , Sir , who divorced in nineteen seventy six , she brought three children up single-handedly and so she has done all she can , er often at great personal sacrifice , to ensure the best financial stability and the best emotional support for her children . |
| 23 | ‘ Bring a horse , ’ said Hotspur , rearing up fiercely and looking about him for the nearest serviceable squire , ‘ and get him on to it . |
| 24 | They had grown up together and their relationship was not one of repose or listlessness . |
| 25 | All these things were bound up together and by defying his father he was in effect abandoning them . |
| 26 | ‘ I did n't think we 'd be together for so long but we 've grown up together and been through some brutal things . ’ |
| 27 | They returned down a different hole and soon found a dry , empty burrow , where they curled up together and slept in the warmth of their own tired bodies . |
| 28 | One day these will all join up together and then we will have nowhere to detect . |
| 29 | And at night — because the men have their own separate lodging — they curl up together and go to sleep . |
| 30 | Would Sue ( she hardly knew her , after all , had only met her a few minutes ago ) really let her share the little bubble of love that sealed her and Pete up together and away from the rest of the world ? |