Example sentences of "she put up [art] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 That piece of information shook her so much that she put up no resistance to being led off , except to say , ‘ Where are we going ? ’
2 She put up a fight . ’
3 By day , she put up a shelter against the sun and listened to the cacophony inside her .
4 But she put up a barrier around her , and allowed no one to pass .
5 Unconsciously she put up a hand to that fatal head of hair , and her fingers , coming into contact with the enveloping white cap , brought her a sobering thought .
6 She put up a hand and tried to push him aside .
7 She put up a hand as if to ward him off , summoning every ounce from her reserves to say lightly , ‘ Of course we 'll talk .
8 She put up a screen and locked her chamber door .
9 A college for women had been Mrs Reid 's dream from childhood , and in 1849 she put up the money to found Bedford College , hoping for hundreds of applications but in fact receiving at first only a few dozen , including those of her own friends .
10 — Did she put up a fight , then ?
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