Example sentences of "[conj] she [verb] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After she completed her degree course , they moved to the United States , where she took up an appointment as an instructor in English at Smith College . |
| 2 | And where she blows up the lorry . |
| 3 | It is very easy for a Secretary to fail to capture the feeling of a meeting when he or she writes up the minutes . |
| 4 | After the first few months , George was insistent that she give up the market stall . |
| 5 | The Moon was so angry with the hare 's evasions that she picked up a hatchet to chop off his head , but missed her aim and cut the hare on the mouth . |
| 6 | Less than 48 hours after the world No.1 had lifted her third French Open title , doctors in Paris revealed that she picked up the injury towards the end of her quarter-final win over Jennifer Capriati . |
| 7 | That piece of information shook her so much that she put up no resistance to being led off , except to say , ‘ Where are we going ? ’ |
| 8 | Jane found it cold , but her visitors found it freezing , so she turned up the thermostat to seventy . |
| 9 | One night he nearly caught her , so she climbed up a lamppost. and waited until he had gone . |
| 10 | Mona was quiet , hardworking and extremely stubborn , anxious to be agreeable ; but once she took up a position — or got caught in one — she was obstinately immovable and this had often brought her into conflict with Moran . |
| 11 | Feeny laughs , whispers , ‘ Cocorico ’ ; they whisper back and she takes up the thread where she left off back in the bathroom : |
| 12 | Pempie is terrifically keen on auspicious signs , and she cheered up no end the day after the exterminator , because she drew a winning ticket in the village raffle . |
| 13 | When Sara returned they drank the ale and she brought up the subject of an increased allowance for her and the children . |
| 14 | Yes we used to go to see her , and she came up a couple of times . |
| 15 | Into the shadows of the room came the beam of a powerful flashlight , and she flung up a hand to shield her eyes from its glare . |
| 16 | Despite the sunshine , it was a crisp , cold day , and she pulled up the collar of her black jacket , flicking the long auburn mane of her hair out of the way . |
| 17 | And she pulled up the weeds and she pulled up the teasels . |
| 18 | And she pulled up the weeds and she pulled up the teasels . |
| 19 | My mum right when I put my make-up on in the morning my mum said oh erm she went to the phone box and she phoned up the specialist and they said so I 've got ta go . |
| 20 | And she phoned up the Saturday , on Friday |
| 21 | come in that day and she sat up the table with the boys and had a dish of |
| 22 | A Liberty scarf was wrapped round her head and she picked up a travelling case . |
| 23 | When her call came through , however , and she picked up the phone and said , ‘ Hello , ’ she realised that she would n't have to ask Lubor when Ven was coming back — because she already knew . |
| 24 | And she picked up the plate of spurned buck rarebit and emptied it into the bin under the counter . |
| 25 | The telephone rang , mercifully cutting short any more disturbing thoughts , and she picked up the receiver . |
| 26 | And she toiled up the duneside , her huge backside quaking . |
| 27 | In the rear of their hut his wife was bending over a bowl of water , naked to the waist , washing herself , and she snatched up a towel to cover her bare breasts when she heard Loc hiss a sudden warning . |
| 28 | Embarrassment curled hotly through her as she remembered what she 'd read and she snatched up the case and marched towards the door , but it was n't that easy to push it from her mind , not when she remembered Luke Calder 's mockery . |
| 29 | But then her common sense took over , and she dredged up a smile . |
| 30 | Cos she ran up the garden . |