Example sentences of "and [verb] up from " in BNC.
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| 1 | Marie pushed back her coffee and got up from the table . |
| 2 | Fred put down the boot he was polishing and got up from his chair . |
| 3 | He looked at me for a moment then sighed and got up from the chair . |
| 4 | Bergson turned from the bank of screens that took up one whole wall of the long room and got up from his chair . |
| 5 | She finished her drink and got up from the table . |
| 6 | Wycliffe folded his table napkin and got up from his chair . |
| 7 | He shook his head and got up from the table , taking his plate to the sink to rinse it . |
| 8 | The outline of your notes should be based on the syllabus or programme of the subjects and built up from key words abstracted from textbooks and other writings on the topics concerned . |
| 9 | If none , start this lunch-time with a gentle walk and build up from there , taking exercise at least three times a week . |
| 10 | You know I mean you er er it 's al I , I think the same would happen if you put a five note in inside it would get thrown out with the rubbish but erm the thing is that obviously some , some early day , if one can say in inverted commas early day publicity erm from the Northumberland side of things could a and I mean my view when , when Ros was telling me what happened at the last meeting erm was that was gon na be acting as an icebreaker as opposed waiting till the last minute somebody 's gon na and they think erm as it were , a and build up from , from that because there 's obviously gon na be one or two other things coming directly from national level . |
| 11 | There is a strong tradition in philosophy which holds that we start from knowledge of our own sensory states and build up from there . |
| 12 | Restrict this colour to large areas such as walls , carpet or curtaining and build up from here , introducing one or two further colours or tones of one shade , and adding interest with patterns and texture . |
| 13 | We should take everyone 's experience and build up from that . |
| 14 | The sequence of modern physiotherapy treatment normally follows a pattern : the patient has to recover his ability to balance first and foremost ; then he has to recover his ability to transfer his weight from side to side ; standing balance is the next stage , accompanied by the ability to sit down from standing up , and to stand up from sitting ; selective movements using the affected arm and leg come next ; then he learns to make steps , followed by walking ; function in the upper limb ( arm ) and controlling it in order to make selective movements against gravity happens at a late stage ; the final rehabilitation task is to regain functional , detailed movements in the affected hand and foot . |
| 15 | You 're a fool as well as surly , ’ said the boy , and stuck his neat , short nose in the air and bounced up from the table in dudgeon , but Harry caught him by the sleeve . |
| 16 | Although Donleavy had told him to stay clear of American officials overseas in case they were under surveillance by foreign intelligence agencies , Coleman assumed that Sasser had cleared the meeting with Control and drove up from Larnaca to keep the appointment , expecting to be briefed on some unexpected emergency . |
| 17 | She kicked off her shoes on the carpet , and slid back silently to listen down the well of the staircase ; and picking up from this level only minor and ambiguous sounds , she went quickly down again one floor , to where she could lean cautiously over the glossy black banister , and train both eyes and ears upon any activity in the hall below . |
| 18 | If you find this difficult to understand , take any of your punchcards , and count up from the first pattern row to the number 1 in the margin . |
| 19 | Entering it he could imagine her sitting there in the summer days and evenings , working on the papers which she occasionally contributed to ornithological journals and looking up from time to time to gaze out over the headland to the sea and the far horizon , could see again that carved , weather-browned Aztec face with its hooded eyes under the grey-black hair , drawn back into a bun , could hear again a voice which , for him , had been one of the most beautiful female voices he had ever heard . |
| 20 | You may be able give up gradually , or decide one day to remove everything connected with smoking from your house — and give up from that day on . |
| 21 | For he just pushed his plate aside , wiped his mouth on the back of his hand , and getting up from the table once again went out of the house without saying a word . |
| 22 | These include meal times , evening , going to and getting up from bed . |
| 23 | Reg Butler took a long drag on his cigar and glanced up from his newspaper . |
| 24 | The findings of a recent sociological study , based on retrospective reflections of former ‘ flak helpers ’ , then fifteen- or sixteen-year-olds and called up from their schools from the beginning of 1943 to assist in the manning of anti-aircraft batteries , suggest that the ‘ Hitler myth ’ was in rapid decline from 1942–3 onwards . |
| 25 | Lay the curtains out flat and measure up from the creased hemline to mark the finished length of the curtains ( top edge ) with a row of tacking stitches across the width of the curtain . |
| 26 | Sprinkle with chocolate and roll up from one of the longest sides to the centre . |
| 27 | Peel off the lining paper , spread with the whipped cream and roll up from one short side . |
| 28 | Spread the filling over the cake and roll up from one short side , using the paper to help you . |
| 29 | confirmed that what was envisaged was , as identified but not without some reservations , a restructuring of the profession with future practitioners gaining their experience among and coming up from the ranks of the newly created cadre of internal auditors . |
| 30 | Ben stopped and looked up from what he was doing . |