Example sentences of "[pron] she [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition to these outbursts of weeping with which she made up arrears and which followed close upon the fatal termination of the illness , the lady celebrated annual festivals of remembrance at the period of the various catastrophes . |
| 2 | The locals thought she was a stuck-up bitch from Belfast , which she played up to the hilt , and the other guests — foreigners , mostly Dutch and Germans by their collar sizes — were taken by her vivacity , and the calm indulgence of the quiet , handsome man opposite her , who said little , smiled a lot , and ordered a second full fried breakfast in a way that had the waitress fit to melt into his arms . |
| 3 | As for Monica Seles , her desire to play at Wimbledon this year , coupled with the fact that she already has the Australian title under her belt , might be all the incentive that she needs to go for that Grand Slam this year , that same Grand Slam which she passed up last year with her refusal to play the British leg of the four majors . |
| 4 | Her dislike of him was such that during the filming of A Letter to Four Wives , in which she picks up a photograph of a man and reacts with distaste , director Joe Mankiewicz used a photo of Preminger which prompted exactly the right expression from Darnell . |
| 5 | There was a knock on the door , and Miranda jumped to let in Xanthe , carrying a crinkly air-mail-paper version of The Times , and a copy of Paris-Match with a photograph of Bardot , which she held up for Miranda to see . |
| 6 | In her great excitement she thrust herself forward and grabbed the older man by the hand , which she shook up and down , crying , ‘ God bless you , sir . |
| 7 | She wrapped them in a piece of pale yellow silk which she tied up with a purple ribbon , and enclosed them in a square biscuit tin which she pushed to the very back of the buffet , behind the piles of tablecloths and napkins . |
| 8 | Months later , Gilfoyle sent her a Valentine and birthday card , which she tore up . |
| 9 | Her hands , which she threw up to protect her face took the brunt of the injury . |
| 10 | She 'd had chicken pox which she picked up while she was on steroids rescribed for an eye infection . |
| 11 | I even tried laying trails of cheese that led to my feet , which she scoffed up , but she did n't trust me enough to take the cheese from my hand . |
| 12 | She , one day she tell me dat she saw a ghost — or somefing like a ghost , a person who come in the house — she tell me she pick up a brick and break i bones — de ting run like she no know what . |
| 13 | On catching sight of me she threw up her head , and as I was not looking in her direction she stood stock still , as these animals have a habit of doing when they are under the impression that they have not been seen . |
| 14 | Her other recreation is playing the violin , something she took up at the age of 11 when she went on to become a member of the Preston Youth Orchestra . |
| 15 | ‘ just something she made up . ’ |
| 16 | Fat chance she had of influencing Guy Sterne 's decisions over the fate of the family firm if every time she entered into conversation with him she ended up insulting him . |
| 17 | So when I called her she wake up . |
| 18 | They were silent for a moment , Rachel trying to contemplate what it must be like to be entirely alone in the world , then , as a sudden thought hit her she glanced up . |
| 19 | When the maid woke her she sat up in bed and said , ‘ Ask Sir Stephen if he can spare me a few minutes . ’ |
| 20 | Hearing the slithering sound behind her she jumped up and pulled herself through the roof . |
| 21 | It seems that Ipuky 's daughter was rebellious ; but they either do n't know what she got up to , or wo n't say . |
| 22 | ‘ Well , come and see what she picks up tonight across the great divide … |
| 23 | The only thing she 's a little bit shaky on what she owns up to is German , she was n't too happy about the German . |
| 24 | What she came up with was ‘ The Museum of Non-Objective Art ’ and the Guggenheim Museum existed under that rubric for some years . |
| 25 | what she doing up there ? |
| 26 | What she put up with . |
| 27 | And when he still did n't say anything she went up to him and shouted into his face , ‘ You think I 'm a slut and a common thief ! |