Example sentences of "pulled up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He subsided and pulled up a crate . |
| 2 | He slipped through the door and pulled up a stool as I lay on the bed . |
| 3 | In response to his instructions , the maid pulled up a chair for the little girl , and Artemis carefully sat on the edge of it , her legs still too short to reach the floor . |
| 4 | Brett pulled up a chair and sat discreetly in the corner . |
| 5 | Whitlock smiled and pulled up a chair . |
| 6 | Caitlin pulled up a chair and sat down opposite her . |
| 7 | He smiled a flash of white teeth at Katherine and from nowhere pulled up a chair , which he turned back forwards to the table . |
| 8 | He pulled up a chair and sat down . |
| 9 | But a few moments later , in Simon 's cottage , when he pulled up a chair to the fire and gently pressed her down into it , she managed to say , ‘ You — knew … |
| 10 | Now imagine that instead of sitting behind his desk your boss had met you at the door and ushered you to a seat , then pulled up a chair next to you . |
| 11 | She shot him an angry look , but all she received in return was a derisively raised eyebrow , and , when Claudine came back to their table and pulled up a chair with the ease of a spoiled favourite , Alain gave her all his attention and left Jenna to try to pull Marguerite back into some sort of pleasure at this irritating treat . |
| 12 | She pulled up a chair and patted it invitingly . |
| 13 | He pulled up a piece of grass and began to chew it thoughtfully . |
| 14 | The girl who was dressing her pulled up the zipper while Paula kicked off a pair of black suede shoes and eased her feet into crocodile ones . |
| 15 | When his mother knocked on the door he pulled up the sheet . |
| 16 | She neither sobbed nor wept aloud as Dr Neil sighed , closed Effie 's eyes , pulled up the sheet , and rose to walk to the window , to look out of it , at nothing , McAllister suspected . |
| 17 | Hastily she pulled up the sheet , and saw by the gleam in his eyes that he was cynically amused by her modesty . |
| 18 | He reached across and pulled up the blanket until it covered the boy 's chest . |
| 19 | And she pulled up the weeds and she pulled up the teasels . |
| 20 | The water in the moat was deep , and if he pulled up the drawbridge over the moat , no one could get to him . |
| 21 | But at night the Duke locked the door of her room , and pulled up the drawbridge . |
| 22 | She saw the dawn when it came and pulled up the blind . |
| 23 | Billy Tolboys pulled up the collar of his ancient leather overcoat and hunched down even deeper into the motorcycle sidecar . |
| 24 | Len pulled up the collar of his great coat up over his ears , then added , ‘ I hope they 've got that stove going . |
| 25 | Tabitha Jute pulled up the collar of her old foil jacket and strode off past the concession stalls , looking for transport . |
| 26 | Nellie pulled up the collar of her coat against the wind . |
| 27 | Billy pulled up the collar of his coat and rammed his hands deep into his trouser pockets , feeling suddenly cold as he plodded on . |
| 28 | With difficulty , she rolled her body into a more comfortable position , pulled up the collar of her cherry wool coat , twisted her scarf around her head , and heaped bracken to form a pillow ; with her head upon it , she stared crossly at the now leaden sky overhead . |
| 29 | A chill wind had come with the onset of darkness and Magee pulled up the collar of his coat as protection against the breeze . |
| 30 | Gregson pulled up the collar of his jacket . |