Example sentences of "she could [verb] up [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 Franca even wished that she could set up a relation of some kind with him .
4 She could knock up an outfit in two hours . ’
5 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 .
6 She would in a moment , when she could summon up the energy .
7 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 .
8 They did erm twenty years ago a teenager , a girl of sixteen could leave home she could pick up a job just like that !
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