Example sentences of "her [noun sg] [verb] up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It one thing to accept that she had no future with Harry and quite another to force her heart to give up hope , to stop loving him . |
| 2 | Her incentive to take up painting came after she read an article in the Sunday Telegraph about Brigitte Bardot , and , in particular , a poem titled ‘ Complaint of an abandoned dog ’ . |
| 3 | Without warning she towered to her feet and he found himself facing into her breasts before stepping back to give her room to pick up gloves and handbag . |
| 4 | Knowing he was greatly influenced by astrology , she persuaded the most famous astrologer of her day to draw up horoscopes for herself and the man she was betrothed to . |
| 5 | She and her daughter set up schools in New Haven and New York , where her daughter died in 1828 , leaving her and her four grandchildren to a semi-nomadic and seemingly ill-fated existence in America . |
| 6 | Dexter was constantly surprised by her resilience , her ability to summon up reserves of concentration and energy . |
| 7 | Since you arrived , ever since she picked up the … vibrations between us , that first lunchtime , she has done everything in her power to stir up trouble , including that episode in my office , and tonight 's performance . |