Example sentences of "up and [verb] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | He jumped up and offered her a chair . |
| 2 | ‘ A secretary will ring up and tell us a professor has people coming to lunch and so we 'll get on with that . ’ |
| 3 | The blast had picked her up and dropped her a couple of metres along the ridge . |
| 4 | He 'd only sustained minor injuries and the drummer had patched him up and given him a pair of free tickets for an anniversary concert in Tierra del Fuego . |
| 5 | Soon something would open up and give him a path to follow . |
| 6 | I just tell him to shut up and give him a sharp rap across the knuckles . |
| 7 | Cos Johnny can come up and give us a hand ca n't he ? |
| 8 | He picked it up and carried it a mile across a field for help . |
| 9 | Mister C hops up and gives me a demo . |
| 10 | He picked her up and threw her a few metres down the corridor . |
| 11 | ‘ No , they 're in a room behind the cinema , ’ he said , pulling up and showing me a light in a doorway , up some steps . |
| 12 | in village , not far up us and er I were getting round me mum and pulling on her skirts and and this old woman says , get him fed Frances , he wants a bit of pap , get him , get him picked up and give him a bit of pap and that 'll shut him up |
| 13 | Come up and give yourself a bit of a wash and we 'll put it on . |
| 14 | , so he left it all open and I kept finding rolled up socks and of course there 's in the bottom of the airing cupboard where the tank is , and to pick them up and give them a shake and put them back again . |
| 15 | So I told them what I would do , but once again I 've never been in the situation but this is what I 'll do , said as if they were me own parents make them as comfortable as I could while I 'll cleaned up and give them a bed bath or if they could shower , shower them and erm and get everything back to normal as quick as possible , fine , that were all fine she , and then as , as I got up from it they all said thanks a lot Joy it has been great you really have been great you 've made it easy , we 've got an easy day in front thanks to you , you know you 're bubbly and all this and then when she phoned me on the Sunday she said hello Joy it 's Sue here and I , I said will you let me know one way or the another cos I said I hate being left up in the air |
| 16 | Go on up and give her a shake . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ Hurry up and give me a grandchild , I said to her . |
| 18 | Get up and give me a light , and a drink too while you 're at it . " |
| 19 | If you ca n't remember it look it up and give me a call in Washington this evening . |
| 20 | If you 've got a phone , whether it 's in your car , in your house , at the bottom of your garden , you can pick it up and give me a ring on . |
| 21 | But if you get up and give me a hand |
| 22 | I certainly advise you to keep asking questions throughout because as I say although they 're speaking in a very very general way the often slip up and give you a particular that you can take advantage and if you lead them on then the more information is available to you . |
| 23 | A high six-iron was the mutual decision , since there was just a gentle breeze to hold the ball up and give it a good chance to stop quickly . |
| 24 | She got up and poured herself a glass of whisky without asking , and my mother did n't seem to mind . |
| 25 | Can you go up and get me a vest or a towel or something from my locker ? |
| 26 | The Inner Man PUSH , PUSH AND PUSH OFF Put your feet up and pour yourself a brandy and soda — women want you out of the delivery room |
| 27 | Shep got up and gave himself a good stretch . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | I went up and gave her a kiss and murmured felicitations in her one visible and lobeless ear . |
| 30 | 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 . |