Example sentences of "i [verb] up a [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The NCT sessions encouraged everyone to ask ‘ daft ’ questions — the sort that do not seem daft if you do not know the answers — like how do I make up a nappy , how many sterilising tablets do I use for the bottles and what should we buy before the baby is born ? |
2 | So I made up a couple of bottles for them and they said " Oh . " . |
3 | Then , as another kind of exorcism , I made up a list of : |
4 | ‘ I 'd been getting records on tick from Billy for ages , ’ explains Havanna 's Tony Scott , ‘ so I said to him ‘ If I make up a record , would you square up the bill ? ’ |
5 | I make up a bath of dye to treat the sarkandas before cutting the reed to the required lengths . |
6 | I ca n't write much this time because I 'm so near to coming home that my hand shakes every time I pick up a pen . |
7 | This obviously absorbing hobby is a good stress reliever , ‘ It 's pure escapism and therapeutic — if I have had a frustrating day at work , the minute I get home I pick up a piece of modelling plastic and start modelling , ’ said Rosemary . |
8 | ‘ Dragging also depends on size , so if I pick up a bunch of stuff I get a lower dragging sound than if I pick up just one . |
9 | I build up a painting like that by covering the whole canvas with a kind of stain , then I get a cloth and rub the images out with a rag , block out the areas of light , then I add very thin layers of paint , then I glaze it and then paint into it . |
10 | I build up a painting like that by covering the whole canvas with a kind of stain , then I get a cloth and rub the images out with a rag , block out the areas of light , then I add very thin layers of paint , then I glaze it and then paint into it . |
11 | I caught up a bit during the '60s when I became the oldest teenager in town — in fact I was in my early thirties . |
12 | I took all of them , then I phoned up a couple of people I knew . |
13 | I drew up a form with these headings and time was calibrated in fifteen minute interval boxes which , by the use of a marking code , could also show five minute intervals . |
14 | I fixed up an interview with him . |
15 | I woke up a couple of hours later . |
16 | I cut up a sack and I dip the little bits in Stinko . |
17 | ‘ I shall definitely think twice before I put up a sign like this again . ’ |
18 | ‘ All sight if I walk up a bit ? he called to Marty , who was leaning forward with his elbow on the wheel and his open palm supporting his chin . |
19 | I walk up a flight of steps , carpeted with discarded copies of a give-away magazine called Ms London , into Waterloo railway station . |
20 | ‘ Steve and I teamed up a while back . |
21 | Now I had the hang of it , I racked up a handful of top to bottoms with plenty of vertical . |
22 | I turned up a couple of minutes early , found the door into the suite ajar and the sitting-room in darkness . |
23 | As I dug up a bronze Roman belt-stud , I realised that the site was a mixture of historical periods . |
24 | About six months ago I set up a 48″ × 15″ × 12″ tank for African cichlids . |
25 | Q. I am a beginner with around a year 's experience and I set up a 48″ × 21″ × 18″ ( water height ) marine tank last December . |
26 | Having made such progress in Sheffield , I felt it was time to move back to home ground , so I set up a CHE group in Rotherham . |
27 | Character oozes from it , and I am content to spend some time studying its many features before I set up a rod . |
28 | ‘ Firstly I set up a still-life — say a bottle , vase and fruit — classic objects . |
29 | ‘ Yes , ’ she replied tersely , ‘ I 'll make sure that I draw up a balance sheet next time . |
30 | In his own defence Harris told Garrett , ‘ I ring up a director at 2 o'clock in the morning to discuss a scene . |