Example sentences of "up [conj] [verb] [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A quota is established by dividing the total number of valid votes by the number of members to be elected plus one , and rounding up or adding one to the quotient . |
| 2 | He jumped up and kissed her on the cheek . |
| 3 | I got up and kissed her on the way up and went to meet the boys . |
| 4 | Mrs Mrs rang me up and ask me about the one |
| 5 | The tall heavy , dark-haired with thick brows too close together , stood up and balanced himself on the balls of his feet . |
| 6 | If he 'd picked her up and laid her on the bed and taken her with all the passion and strength his virile body was promising her at that moment , she would n't have raised a finger to stop him , so when he swung her around in his arms and deposited her nearer to the bathroom door before removing his arms from her she was left gasping with surprise and a sinking feeling of disappointment mixed with humiliation which shook her with its intensity . |
| 7 | and she 's never rung up and said anything about the shirts and trousers , |
| 8 | Old Henry VII , father to the Great Killer , was a born miser and inveterate liar who would n't know the truth if it jumped up and bit him on the nose . |
| 9 | The mosquitos came up and bit me in the dark . |
| 10 | The mosquitos came up and bit me in the dark . |
| 11 | But hardly had the applause for the Collector died down when two hands reached up and dragged him down the stairs by his braces and into the crowd . |
| 12 | The hon. Member for Rugby and Kenilworth stood up and praised it to the heavens — they all did , calling it the flagship of their policy . |
| 13 | For answer Penry picked her up and tossed her into the bed , stripped off his dressing-gown and turned out the light . |
| 14 | She tore them up and tossed them into the bin . |
| 15 | She had scrumpled it up and tossed it into the wastepaper basket with an insouciant laugh … well , more of a furious scowl , actually , and then had had to put up with Helena asking whether Matthew Prescott was that rather super chap who had been featured in GQ a short while ago . |
| 16 | It used to lead lead to Station and er I 've seen these two when I 've been walking around , I 've seen them take their head up and lift me off the ground . |
| 17 | Instead you were given a medicine bottle , bought a stick of liquorice , cut this up and stuck it into the bottle . |
| 18 | Eventually Don grappled with the critical section , and with a quick windmill of arms and legs was up and establishing himself on the next stance . |
| 19 | And I have cleaned round him , but you know , as quick as I pick them up and throw them in the corner , he gets them out again . |
| 20 | The first indication that anything was wrong came three months after I had let the tank up and stocked it for the first time . |
| 21 | Malcolm just used to screw them up and chuck them in the bin . |
| 22 | She helped the old woman up and led her across the room . |
| 23 | Moustaine made me stand up and slapped me across the eyes with his leather gloves . |
| 24 | He lifted it up and dropped it in the white plastic bag which lines the litter bin . |
| 25 | So takes it up and knits it on the back . |
| 26 | Staying seated while he prowls around makes me uneasy , so I stand up and join him at the window . |
| 27 | After calling Willie several times and getting no response , he eventually gave up and tapped him on the shoulder . |
| 28 | She jumped up and punched him in the kidneys before landing a fist on the point of his chin . |
| 29 | she stuck the kid in the back of the car and put the grocery in and she picked her up and brought her into the front seat , ti , tied her in and and the the , the , the , this thing was coming about |
| 30 | Now , though , she was sitting in the dressing-room , not even sure if she could persuade her legs to stand up and carry her to the stage . |