Example sentences of "she [vb past] up the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | She turned up the volume of the calypso tape Elaine had given her and sang at the top of her voice , thinking about whether to have a formal dinner party for the charity night , as Pauline suggested , or a more casual fancy-dress party on Halloween , which was what she would prefer . |
| 2 | Turning round , she folded up the collar of her black T-shirt experimentally and , liking the effect , fastened a double row of pearls around it . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | When Sara returned they drank the ale and she brought up the subject of an increased allowance for her and the children . |
| 5 | She brought up the subject of an inquest on a man who had hanged himself . |
| 6 | She brought up the subject of an inquest on a man who had hanged himself . |
| 7 | She brought up the hem of her cloak to cover her nose . |
| 8 | She looked up the range of escalators . |
| 9 | She tore up the inheritance of Edward Heath , as if she had had no part in it . |
| 10 | In the queue , she picked up the smell of long-term poverty . |
| 11 | He was amused to observe that she forced herself to be a blank when she picked up the bowl of pus and blood . |
| 12 | She picked up the basket of flowers from the ground . |
| 13 | She picked up the list of names and looked at it carefully . |
| 14 | Then she picked up the book of ‘ psychological correspondences ’ again and began with difficulty to read the letters . |
| 15 | And she picked up the plate of spurned buck rarebit and emptied it into the bin under the counter . |
| 16 | She picked up the string of the cardboard box containing her gas mask and slung it over her shoulder . |