Example sentences of "up [prep] the nines " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dressing up to the nines is seen as ‘ making out ’ with the men but it 's also about declaring their independence as women — including economic independence from men . |
| 2 | But generally the climate is comfortably warm — ideal for small children and perfect for the Spanish ritual of the paseo , the evening parade when grandmothers , mothers and their offspring , dressed up to the nines , ride their bikes , push prams , sip coffee , choose ice-creams , and gossip like a noisy flock of birds settling down before bedtime . |
| 3 | That left her free to play at being married which consisted of getting herself done up to the nines and visiting her friends all day , now and again taking the baby , all nice and clean , out in her pram . |
| 4 | Evelyn was dressed up to the nines . |
| 5 | In spite of this , it was half an hour before she came downstairs dressed up to the nines in a pin-striped trouser-suit , her hair caught up in a turban of white silk . |
| 6 | ‘ Well , you 're all dressed up to the nines ! ’ |
| 7 | Belinda was n't really dressed up to the nines . |
| 8 | So I guess I owe you an apology , ’ he said ruefully , ‘ although when you walked in through the kitchen door , all dressed up to the nines after being with Ryan , I wanted anything but to forgive you . ’ |
| 9 | brown tiles and it was brown tiles all in that room and of course we could n't , we had started a business and all the money had gone into the business and we could n't afford to , to start carpeting , it was impossible , so , but that room really looked superb I think , I had huge rugs , you know , one in front of the fireplace and another one this end and the other end in colour , in colours , and there really , it really looked nice and the floor was polished up to the nines , you know , er right through here all polished all the same colour |
| 10 | But she , she could bleeding dress up to the nines . |
| 11 | Geoff 's greased up to the nines after putting on a eig eight tonne of Oil of Ulay |