Example sentences of "he had [verb] up [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By 1939 he had given up the dogs and the main business was credit betting , though he was still operating at Northolt Park . |
| 2 | Leopold 's own career progressed slowly and unadventurously : by 1758 he had risen up the ranks to become second violin , and also court and chamber composer , and five years later he became deputy kapellmeister ( the German term for the musician in charge of a musical establishment ) . |
| 3 | He had picked up the pieces after the war and it must have come as a total shock to someone with his background to find players in his side who rocked the boat . |
| 4 | A lift of his hand and then he had picked up the reins and , with a quick dig of his heels , went straight into a canter . |
| 5 | Disillusioned with the cottage and its problems , he had boarded up the windows and returned to Toronto , meaning eventually to come back and make a final decision about his ill-advised purchase . |
| 6 | How many years since he had whipped up the spirits for any party ? |