Example sentences of "up and say [prep] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Have you ever picked one up and said to yourself , ‘ That 's wrong … |
| 2 | There had been noisy , angry scenes and in the end a member of Chamberlain 's own party stood up and said to him , ‘ Depart , I say , and let us have done with you . |
| 3 | I was a witness and so on you see and down below and the sergeant said to me , the sergeant came up and said to me , you 'll have to be careful because he said that boy , he was sitting there with his mother , poor woman , all in black and er the em the boy 's employer had got a solicitor on his behalf , you see , and I said well I can only speak through and say what happened , that 's all I can do and er , so of course when I went into the witness box this man came and er asked me all sorts of questions . |
| 4 | When he was finished he stood up and said to her , ‘ Leave your plate . ’ |
| 5 | President , congress I 've got ta up and say to you , I had , I 've had to borrow the wife 's glasses this morning cos I left mine in the car |
| 6 | One day soon he 's going to wake up and say to himself-I hate her . |