Example sentences of "up [conj] gave [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was Hallowe'en coming up that gave her the idea they 'd had lessons at school about ghosts , witches and Hallowe'en . |
| 2 | Shep got up and gave himself a good stretch . |
| 3 | She felt her face go hot with embarrassment as he straightened up and gave her a piercing look that took in everything about her appearance . |
| 4 | I went up and gave her a kiss and murmured felicitations in her one visible and lobeless ear . |
| 5 | They cut , and the actress scrambled up and examined her knees ; a woman from Wardrobe ran up and gave her a change of mack , and bent to apply panstick to her hands where they had been dirtied by the wrecker's-yard floor ; she checked her hose and brushed her hair and the actress shook her head slowly from side to side so that it fluffed . |
| 6 | Adam stood up and gave her another hug . |
| 7 | He sat up and gave her a quick smile which she supposed was meant to be reassuring . |
| 8 | His father raised him up and gave him the kiss of peace . |
| 9 | Maybe she tied him up and gave him soft whip . |
| 10 | If she sprang up and gave him a good shaking , every bit of public sympathy would be on his side . |
| 11 | So I wrapped them up and gave them to her for her birthday . |
| 12 | ‘ Ah , well , be fair — my mother got me up and gave me breakfast , ’ Mitch said bravely . |
| 13 | The Pole glanced up and gave his spectacles another prod . |
| 14 | You picked it up and gave it to me . |
| 15 | This time one came off ; the man who ran the shy picked it up and gave it to Emmie . |
| 16 | They wrapped it up and gave it to her , and it did have a head like a baby . |
| 17 | My father-in-law bought it for £26 , did it up and gave it to us for a wedding present in June 1969 . |