Example sentences of "then she [verb] up [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then she took up a position standing right at the back . |
| 2 | Then she took up the cloth , worked at the edge a moment and tore it neatly along the weave . |
| 3 | Then she reached up a hand and stroked his hair gently . |
| 4 | Puzzled at first , she turned every page , then she held up the book by its spine and let the pages flutter ; no sheet of paper fell out . |
| 5 | Then she gave up the struggle and dropped on her knees beside Debbie . |
| 6 | Then she picked up a parcel lying next to her , and looked round to see if the driver was coming back . |
| 7 | Then she picked up a telephone and talked to Conway . |
| 8 | Then she picked up a pencil and quickly worked out the sum on a piece of paper . |
| 9 | Then she picked up the wicker bird cage and took it to the sill . |
| 10 | Then she picked up the book of ‘ psychological correspondences ’ again and began with difficulty to read the letters . |
| 11 | Then she picked up the letter with the neatly typed address . |
| 12 | She waited until she heard the outer door close , then she picked up the receiver . |
| 13 | Then she tore up the sheet . |
| 14 | Ellen held her happy smile till the courtesy taxi had disappeared , then she tore up the proctologist 's business card . |