Example sentences of "[noun] she [verb] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With an anguished whimper she gave up the fight and kissed him back with a fervour born of all the long , lonely nights she 'd spent without him , her arms snaking up round his neck to pull him closer still . |
| 2 | Like a small child being told by stern parent she picked up the drink and tossed it back at a gulp . |
| 3 | From a plain wooden table spread with literature she picked up a booklet and offered it to Melissa , who took it with some hesitation . |
| 4 | In their place she pinned up a poster of a starving black child and a chart which eventually recorded a handsome donation to the Biafran famine relief fund , amassed by the girls from a summer fair , Christmas carol-singing and a sponsored fast during which Suzie Chamfer histrionically fainted in the lavatories . |
| 5 | In the living room she picked up a couple of wine glasses from the floor and set them down on a coffee table . |
| 6 | When the mouthbrooder picks up her eggs she gathers up the Synodontis eggs with them which she incubates inside her mouth along with her own fry until they are released as tiny replicas of their natural parents — possibly after preying on the cichlid fry while they are inside her mouth . |
| 7 | I 'd never give him instead of bought for her for her christening she match up the jacket and sh the socks , the socks what somebody just bought for her . |
| 8 | With a rush of fury she picked up the J-cloth which was sitting in a pool of greasy water at the bottom of the sink . |
| 9 | ‘ But , as for these … ’ with a gesture of contempt she held up the copies of the agreement ‘ … there 's no way in the world I 'm going to sign these , so you can make a bonfire with them , if you like ! ’ |
| 10 | With a tea cloth around her hand she opened up the oven and took out the mince pies and sausage rolls , placing them on the top of the stove to cool as she put the turkey in to cook . |
| 11 | To refresh her memory she picked up the telephone , closed her eyes , and recalled how his gloved finger had moved over the first four raised knobs of plastic . |
| 12 | Jane took the initiative and with encouragement from other students and tutors on the scheme she set up the Achievement Group , a ‘ students supporting students ’ programme . |
| 13 | The second time she picked up the lure and pulled up clumsily on my fist . |
| 14 | In desperation she picked up the phone and called astrologer Penny Thornton . |
| 15 | In desperation she picked up the paper and turned to the TV guide , but there was nothing scheduled for the early-evening spot apart from game shows . |