Example sentences of "time i [verb] up [art] " in BNC.

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1 I often used to read it when we were in action and , believe it or not , every time I took up the book it opened at page 92 , although I have never deliberately read that page , as far as I can remember — so I took the hint and wrote … ’
2 And all the time I kept up the visualization .
3 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 .
4 I know what a flea and a slug look like , I do n't want to be frightened to death every time I pick up the packet .
5 By the time I got up the next morning , I had determined to sell the baker 's shop to the highest bidder unless Charlie Trumper were willing to take on the responsibility himself .
6 I do n't want to have to take out a new mortgage every time I move up the ladder .
7 ‘ The first time I picked up a 12 bore , it was bigger than me and the men all laughed .
8 I wanted to do it , but every time I picked up the Bic , a job came up .
9 Nevertheless , in that brief space of time I turned up the flame .
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