Example sentences of "up and [verb] [adv] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | He clambered aboard the coach , the juniors raised a brief , cheeky cheer , half mocking and half friendly , the driver hoisted himself imperturbably into his cab , and the coach started up and surged ponderously through the gates and away along the Silcaster road . |
| 2 | Er in the morning he would be in before any of them , sort of thing , getting a fire lit getting the rivets heat up before they come on the job and ah the the quicker he could the the rivets heat up and passed on to the the squad , then okay the more they could put in so , if he were a good rivet boy you could maybe get a good wage , but again that was up to the squad up to the riveter . |
| 3 | Then , standing up and leaning back into the shadow , she flung the jharo with all the strength she possessed across the border of flowers and into the dark pool of space beyond the firelit roof . |
| 4 | Although she was not aware of it she was , in her shabby white cotton blouse and her dark green skirt , with her blue-black and glossy curls drawn up and knotted simply on the top of her head , her face glowing and vital , the only touch of colour in the grimy street . |
| 5 | And because patients can get up and exercise right after the operation , the muscles never have a chance to stiffen up . ’ |
| 6 | Push the crate left to hit the switch , go down , collect the star and fly up , left and then down , go left , collect the star , fly straight right , then fly up , land on one of the platforms on the side of the wall , jump up and go right on the chair-lifts , go down , right through the wall , climb up the blocks , push the crate down two platforms and go back through the wall , go left , down , right and jump onto the boat , go right , up and left into the tent to complete the game . |
| 7 | I think about it for a bit , then I get up and go over to the shops . |
| 8 | We have been asked to give that up and to go over to the European Community system , with the European Court and majority voting — the shoe is pinching all the time . |
| 9 | Describing the arrest , she said : ‘ We got up and looked out of the window , and saw police were gathering by the minute — loads of them with rifles and guns — and we got quite frightened . |
| 10 | Between whiles she got up and looked out of the window , watching the pale sunshine come and go on the elaborate mouldings and cornices of the offices on the opposite side of Hand and Ball Court , until she realized she was being watched from a window of the floor above by two young men in shirtsleeves . |
| 11 | His master got up and looked out of the window . |
| 12 | Tom stood up and looked out at the freshly-weeded graveyard . |
| 13 | ‘ Oh shut up and get on with the game . ’ |
| 14 | Of these CorelDRAW is a good bet if your drawing needs are ( or may become ) fairly sophisticated ; Graphics Works is ideal for first time users , because they can pick it up and get on with the job from scratch with the minimum of fuss ; and if you want good page layout software to support your images , The Publisher 's Treasure Chest is a good choice . |
| 15 | He stood up and strode over to the window , leaving her totally confused . |
| 16 | Clint says he has been sitting on the story of Unforgiven for 15 years waiting to grow into the part but denies that this could be the last time he saddles up and rides off into the sunset . |
| 17 | In the end , of course , we all pulled our socks up and got on with the job . |
| 18 | The worms crawl onto the sticks , which can then be picked up and dipped directly into the fry tank . |
| 19 | Breakfast was difficult , bringing with it the aroma of kippers and the sight of poached eggs quivering on plates , but by the time our lunch flask was delivered , people were perking up and looking forward to the task ahead . |
| 20 | These were quickly taken up and written about in the British context ( e.g. Thomas et al. , |
| 21 | From this viewpoint cultural rules are not given determinants of individual action but are continually built up and broken down as the result of individual choices and decisions . |
| 22 | He hung up and stared out of the window , over the roofs of Victoria . |
| 23 | Alyssia sat up and stared across towards the horizon . |
| 24 | He straightened up and gazed anxiously over the end of the bed at her . |
| 25 | The boat was there , tied up and rocking gently to the swirl of the dark water inshore . |
| 26 | It was a relief when they could get up and move back to the sitting-room . |
| 27 | does n't say all that much , she 'll probably just get up and walk out of the room or , or heave a big sigh or something . |
| 28 | Cattini got up and walked over to the barman who was wiping glasses . |
| 29 | Edward stood up and walked over to the window . |
| 30 | He got up and walked over to the group of children and chatted with them for a moment . |