Example sentences of "up and [v-ing] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well I suppose ringing them up and telling them how they 've been going , how they 're galloping , how they do n't gallop . |
| 2 | ‘ He kept waking up and telling me silly things … |
| 3 | ‘ You can carry on doing my washing , if that will please you — and knowing you as I do , I do n't doubt you 'll be in here at least once or twice a week clearing things up and telling me what a mess I 'm living in — just as you do now . |
| 4 | Then , glancing up and seeing her face , unexpectedly got up , as quick and full of energy as he had just been lethargic ( but it was the energy of anger ) and came out with her into the hall , where Philip , frail as a leaf , was standing by the great dark-grey water tank . |
| 5 | DIGGING IT UP AND WRITING IT DOWN |
| 6 | Many old people in particular find it impossible to retire for the night without washing up and leaving everything tidy . |
| 7 | ‘ You and me both , ’ Jane grumbled , standing up and smoothing her hands down the front of her creased navy and white pleated skirt . |
| 8 | This is rather like growing up and buying your parents . |
| 9 | Damon kept rolling them up and using them as megaphones . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm not , ’ said Lili , sitting up and straightening her skirt . |
| 11 | As he tried , several times , to restart his car before giving up and pushing it on to the verge to await rescue , traffic on the M8 from Glasgow quickly built up until there was a three-mile tailback . |
| 12 | Pages were put together by gathering the material up and roughing it into a layout based round the principal hooks — the headlines and pictures which were the only things that really mattered . |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm going to bed , ’ she said , getting up and kissing her parents . |
| 14 | Her face was still turned into the cushion , her dress twisted tightly round her generous curves , the skirt hitched up and exposing her plump , well-shaped legs . |
| 15 | Well , the night after Sandy won his Open he was in the marquee , which was holding his celebration dinner , with his apron on , cleaning up and wishing everybody would go so he could get some peace and quiet . |
| 16 | The night after Sandy won he was in the marquee that was holding his celebration dinner , with his apron on cleaning up and wishing everybody would go so he could get some peace and quiet . |
| 17 | ‘ We might find ways of tripping it up and destroying it , ’ he said . |
| 18 | Was Japan recognizing herself as one country among many , balancing domestic priorities and concerns against the demands of the broader international order , opening up and adjusting her internal arrangements to effect a more cosmopolitan perspective ? |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | He said the Tories were destroying the national character of the health service and were intent on breaking it up and replacing it with an American-style system that owed more to accountants than doctors . |
| 21 | He said the Tories were destroying the national character of the health service and were intent on breaking it up and replacing it with an American-style system that owed more to accountants than doctors . |
| 22 | During the night Ben suddenly woke up and remembering her , he hurriedly dressed and ran back to the wharf and opened the hatch . |
| 23 | Seeing birds close up and handling them was a vital part of my education . |
| 24 | So with a little adding up and subtracting you will see that there were five children in the family and I came in the middle , being the third child . |
| 25 | Unless you intend tying me up and locking me in my room ? ’ |
| 26 | And I do n't want the little ones tripping up and crashing their heads on a |
| 27 | They can be observed flitting across the pit as they attempt to swim , with the parent picking them up and spitting them back into the quivering mass . |
| 28 | Even though they have very little sight , it does n't stop the children climbing up and touching everything . |
| 29 | ‘ Hullo Miss MacPeake , ’ said wee Danny , standing up and hanging his head . |
| 30 | We 're going to , we 've , we 've got this going down to for three weeks , you know next weekend or the weekend afterwards , and we do n't keep getting appointments , see I 'm gon na keep ringing him up and pestering him and saying |