Example sentences of "up and [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Julian ( 4.5 ) and David ( 4.2 ) stood them up and played a game with them as rockets going up to the sky .
2 Well with this stuff , they could n't do that and then they they they their stomach used to get compacted the they they they could n't er could n't er get their cud up and caused a lot of stomach trouble .
3 Well what , what are you gon na do , go up and ask the bloke oh can you buy me a cake ?
4 Everyone buckled up and braved a face to see everyone and say their goodbyes as it was a parting for many good friends , both teachers and pupils .
5 But he had to restrain himself from leaping up and switching the light off and peering out into the street from behind the curtains .
6 Bishop West arrived back in Rangoon on 9th July to find that army chaplains and volunteer workers from the forces were hard at work to clean up and restore the cathedral , which had been used throughout the occupation as a factory for sauce and saki .
7 Edouard thought of Isobel 's family , of her grandfathers , uncles , cousins , who had propped up and maintained an empire , who had fought , and ruled , in India , in Africa .
8 Benny was laughing to cheer them up and raise the mood again .
9 Then Frank arrived one weekend with a team of his workmates to wire the place up and install the plugs and light fittings .
10 An aerial on the distant receiver then picks them up and converts the information firstly into electrical signals then into sound which is reproduced by the loudspeaker .
11 Some of these may offer opportunities which lean more towards science , technology or maths work — drawing up and costing a cleaning contract for a historic building ( How exactly does one clean that crystal chandelier ?
12 I think I , get up and go the thing
13 Instead , she sat up and looked the big rascal right in the eye .
14 At these heights , the first turn or so generally dictates whether you go up and get a climb , or go down for a landing .
15 then take them back up and get a two .
16 She says a massage will help loosen you up and get the blood flowing normally and warm up those aching muscles .
17 Go up and get the anchor
18 so that 's how it works , open it up and get the mast .
19 Go up and get the old and see if .
20 Go up and get the uhum Index catalogue and see if that 's got any more in it .
21 He held his hands up and admitted an error and we felt for him on the night .
22 He went up and got a bottle of Sasperella he said to me there was two bottles left .
23 He hung up and got the last volume of the bigger directory from the rack under the table .
24 Pascoe got up and checked the lock on the door .
25 She got up and checked the wardrobes , and her bemusement became sheer bewilderment .
26 It would be populated by Phil 's creations — patched up and improved a bit , but still the products of this same society .
27 I saw Sam sit up and ease the pressure , and copied him immediately , none too soon for my taxed muscles and speed-starved lungs .
28 Indeed , wages only began to catch up and threaten a widening wage/price spiral in 1973 .
29 This enables anyone to look up and inspect the patent specification to determine its scope .
30 Melanie Ling was nominated for an award ‘ for the outstanding commitment she has shown since being given the task of setting up and supervising a unit to handle the recently acquired Grand Metropolitan Scheme ’ .
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