Example sentences of "she [verb] [pron] up [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She phoned me up at home on a Sunday , asking |
| 2 | In answer she lifted herself up on tiptoe and leaned against his tall , firm frame . |
| 3 | While she measured him up for size , her fingers trailed the tape measure precariously into his crotch . |
| 4 | She read the Catechism in bed at night , occasionally sighing ; she would turn towards Bernard and her long hair — she wore it up for work , half-down in the home , fully down in bed — would fall over her face , over her white shoulder . |
| 5 | She brought him up to date with what had happened . |
| 6 | Still rigid with the horror of her nightmare , she heaved herself up in bed as the door flew open and Penry charged into the room at a run , his hair on end and his chest bare . |
| 7 | Yeah she sent me up to bed . |
| 8 | She picked it up between thumb and forefinger and strolled into the garden . |
| 9 | She sat herself up in bed and swung her little legs over the side . |
| 10 | Withdrawing one hand from behind her back , she held it up for inspection . |