Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] up the [noun] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Manville played up the empathy he had established . |
| 2 | Travis picked up the map he must have been consulting while she slept . |
| 3 | Graham stormed up the corner he had cleaned . |
| 4 | Rupert picked up the book which lay on the little table by the fire . |
| 5 | Sir Robert Walpole summed up the motives which had persuaded the government to enable the debt transfer by the South Sea Act ( 6 George I c. 4 ) of 1720 . |
| 6 | Things had been near perfect at that stage , and they 'd gone for a drink later , with Amanda chatting up the barman who had seemed a nice shy boy , if a bit quiet for the job . |
| 7 | Mr Pigdon picked up the candle which had been ready to light him to bed from a shelf in an alcove by the door , and bustled past the visitor down the hall . |
| 8 | Cathy picked up the telephone which stood on a side table . |
| 9 | Once he came out of the Navy , Charles became a little more involved , but it was not really until the end of the decade , after Mountbatten 's death , when he was looking for a real job to do , that Charles took up the reins himself . |
| 10 | When Martha had gone as well , Tim picked up the whisky he had poured earlier and stood for a long time in the hallway . |
| 11 | With a long , unhappy sigh , Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded and carried them downstairs . |
| 12 | Lorton held up the key which Fred had got for him . |