Example sentences of "[vb infin] up [conj] [verb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As they accelerated away Joseph turned to stare out of the window and saw the peasant jump up and break into a little celebratory caper in the middle of the road . |
| 2 | ‘ But I do n't always speak up or shout from the roof tops . |
| 3 | She did n't dare look up and shrank into a ball , knees to chin , loaf held between crossed arms and her chest . |
| 4 | DO hurry up and register for the BT3 share sale . |
| 5 | and she 'd draw up and come in the church , in the shop yard there and I used to , when I got home she 'd be hot , you see . |
| 6 | ‘ He 'll not sell up and go into a Home , that 's for sure , ’ said his Dad . |
| 7 | We had a brilliant time and it 's a pity you only get to do it once : Maybe we 'll split up and reform under a different name — so we can have a crack at it next year . |
| 8 | When in the grip of writer 's block I might stand up and walk to the window and look out . |
| 9 | And , quite frankly , I think that that women these days have very little time in which to indulge themselves in their own hobbies and interests , and I think women should stand up and say to the government , no you will not inflict this responsibility upon us ! |
| 10 | I mean , it 's , it 's , I really do feel on these tendency to come on all the reports , I think we want , I think we want to hear that jobs and wages will undoubtedly go up , it 's erm this is absolutely inevitable that wages will go up and rise in the situation . |
| 11 | If she could be sure Miguel was there , she could walk up and ask for the jeep . |
| 12 | The clue is , of course , that if Archer 's coat was powder-stained his killer must have been someone known to him who could get up that close in the deserted night street where he met his end . |
| 13 | I mean he 's not gon na sort of get up and go within the next twelve months is he ? |
| 14 | As soon as the show was over her dog would get up and run to the kitchen ready to receive his daily rations . |
| 15 | But I knew that it was no massive dental operation in progress but that the sluice itself was blocked by leaves , that the water going into the pipe which fed the turbine was at a minimum and that if I did n't get up and deal with the problem the turbine would shut down and the melin would be pretty cold in the morning . |
| 16 | More often Hanka Zborowska switched the lights off and they pretended to be out so that Modigliani would not come up and ask for an advance on the next day 's work . |
| 17 | People ca n't even come up and ask for an autograph . |
| 18 | Through the open door Philip saw Jack drive up and stop outside the gate . |
| 19 | When I slept I would dream that one came , and drove on past without knowing I was here ; then I would wake up and run to the road looking for a tail light disappearing . |
| 20 | ‘ Melanie , will you slip up and put on a skirt ? |