Example sentences of "she [modal v] [verb] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | You see — the calf muscle on the left leg just does n't work , so if I do n't do something quickly she 'll end up a cripple . |
2 | She 'd never retire ; but she could fix up the house , put in some extra loos and bathrooms , have the kitchen completely refitted — get her business on a sound footing for the first time in her life . |
3 | She could make up a story , say she suffered temporary amnesia , or that she was knocked unconscious by thieves and all her money was gone , but she doubted she could make it sound believable . |
4 | Franca even wished that she could set up a relation of some kind with him . |
5 | She could knock up an outfit in two hours . ’ |
6 | If she put it all in one account she could step up the return on her £20,000 to 6.45 per cent or £1,290 after tax . |
7 | She would in a moment , when she could summon up the energy . |
8 | Nutty went to watch the next Wednesday , to see if she could pick up a tip or two , and at least find out what they had to beat . |
9 | They did erm twenty years ago a teenager , a girl of sixteen could leave home she could pick up a job just like that ! |
10 | And I thought she might have come today cos she said she 'd bring up the money but she has n't , not yet . |
11 | I bet she 'd rustle up a tray of tea if you smile at her nicely ! ’ |
12 | Fire would break out in the house and he would be trapped in his room , unconscious ; she would climb up the ivy at the back of the house and help him to get out . |
13 | On her way , out of shame that she would mess up the arrangements , she stopped at a small shop and got some fresh rolls and ham , some butter and some tins of Smithwicks bitter . |
14 | When he was in the dining room she would be in the dairy ; when he wandered out to look at the home fields she would be over the lake by Burtness Wood ; when he made his way to the wood she would retreat up the fell and it was pointless , he rightly guessed , as well as being too open to comment , to pursue her onto the tops . |
15 | She would pick up the thought and put it outside her mind . |
16 | Then sometimes she would pick up the telephone and natter to Charles . |
17 | If only she would pick up the receiver . |
18 | They would sing Welsh songs together , she would take up the descant , he would make up verses with just a little edge to them . |
19 | here so she can budge up a bit . |