Example sentences of "he [verb] up his [noun sg] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | He pulled up his chair to the fire , to enjoy his hot gin-and-water in comfort , and opened the newspaper . |
| 2 | Then he turned to Shelley , and with a gesture that touched and surprised her by its gentleness , he put up his hand to her cheek . |
| 3 | A brother of the Earl was MP for Bootle until 1910 , when he gave up his seat to Bonar Law after Law 's defeat in Manchester . |
| 4 | He wound up his reply to the delegation by saying that he had only put the £30,000 for the foundations into the estimates for the present session and would ask Scott for elevations in a different style . |
| 5 | She was killed by PERSEUS when he held up his shield to her and she gazed at her own reflection . |