Example sentences of "she [verb] up the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She threaded up the machine with the right cotton for her curtains , arranged the material in the right position under the needle , and began to turn the handle of the machine . |
| 2 | Passing me , she swooped up the hen in her arms and proceeded to cradle it as she apologized to me again . |
| 3 | She lined up the sights on her rifle on its empty front foot and fired twice . |
| 4 | She snatched up the fern from the window sill and for a second Blanche expected it to soar through the air and sow its parched soil across the carpet . |
| 5 | Finally , she snatched up the envelope from the table where she 'd left it and carried it to the one window that might , if she were lucky , catch a vagrant breeze from the river a block away . |
| 6 | She scoops up the rest of the cakes , shoves them into some recess within her tatters , rushes out of the cubicle and disappears into the crowd . |
| 7 | Jane found it cold , but her visitors found it freezing , so she turned up the thermostat to seventy . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | How long could she keep up the pretence of being a competent sailor ? |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | She scampered up the bank through the weeds to the footpath . |
| 12 | She scooped up the bits of spilt polystyrene in her hand and dropped them into the waste-paper basket . |
| 13 | From under the chair I watched as she scooped up the mess into a cloth , and dropped it in the bin . |
| 14 | She waited until he had passed through the door that led to the stairs ; then she covered up the trays of now cooling toffee , put a saucer of milk down for the cat , stroked the animal 's purring head , saying the while , ‘ Now you get to work , Flotsie , and put your score up tonight , ’ then she went out , and locked the door . |
| 15 | She broke up the partnership with exhaustive cunning , prising Arthur away with weapons of sexual mortification that she knew he would never describe to a living soul , least of all to Fred , because she was Fred 's loved wife . |
| 16 | She packed up the remains of the bread and cheese they had had for supper , and then watched as he clipped poles together and hammered in pegs ; within minutes the flimsy little structure was up and ready . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Why wo n't she take up the offer of just a fortnight 's short-stay ? |
| 19 | She took up the pastime after impressing friends and family when she made an engagement cake for her brother-in-law . |
| 20 | She took up the handles of the hand-cart and began to push it , and now there was room only for the child to walk by the side of it . |
| 21 | She rolled up the sleeve to her elbow , the fingers of her right hand brushing her left forearm as she did so . |
| 22 | When Sara returned they drank the ale and she brought up the subject of an increased allowance for her and the children . |
| 23 | She brought up the subject of an inquest on a man who had hanged himself . |
| 24 | She brought up the subject of an inquest on a man who had hanged himself . |
| 25 | She brought up the hem of her cloak to cover her nose . |
| 26 | She looked up the range of escalators . |
| 27 | It was a quiet question from Reginald now ; and she answered him as quietly : bending forward she looked up the table towards him as she said , ‘ Strange things are happening . |
| 28 | She heaved up the handles of the barrow and the remaining contents slid neatly home . |
| 29 | She kept up the palazzo for twenty years — two decades . |
| 30 | She tore up the inheritance of Edward Heath , as if she had had no part in it . |