Example sentences of "i [verb] up a " 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 | Then , as another kind of exorcism , I made up a list of : |
| 3 | So I made up a couple of bottles for them and they said " Oh . " . |
| 4 | I make up a bath of dye to treat the sarkandas before cutting the reed to the required lengths . |
| 5 | ‘ 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 ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 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 | In one of the Belfast inner-city communities , I built up a strong personal relationship with a very poor family . |
| 13 | I hooked up a wriggling worm and ate it : it tasted alright , earthy and slightly gritty , but I would rather have had a proper meal . |
| 14 | I took all of them , then I phoned up a couple of people I knew . |
| 15 | It turned out that Cedric was getting rather a lot of meat and I drew up a little chart cutting down the protein and adding extra carbohydrates . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I woke up a few times and got Mum out of bed all bleary-eyed and irritable in her nightie telling her a bogey-man was after me . |
| 18 | I woke up a couple of hours later . |
| 19 | I cut up a sack and I dip the little bits in Stinko . |
| 20 | Concentrating on maintaining a foothold on rocks worn smooth by winter torrents , I put up a startled grouse that exploded into flight . |
| 21 | ‘ I shall definitely think twice before I put up a sign like this again . ’ |
| 22 | I 'm over 40 , so how can I firm up a sagging bustline ? |
| 23 | I walk up a flight of steps , carpeted with discarded copies of a give-away magazine called Ms London , into Waterloo railway station . |
| 24 | ‘ 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 . |
| 25 | ‘ Steve and I teamed up a while back . |
| 26 | Now I had the hang of it , I racked up a handful of top to bottoms with plenty of vertical . |
| 27 | I read up a little about the place . ’ |
| 28 | I turned up a couple of minutes early , found the door into the suite ajar and the sitting-room in darkness . |
| 29 | As I dug up a bronze Roman belt-stud , I realised that the site was a mixture of historical periods . |
| 30 | ‘ Firstly I set up a still-life — say a bottle , vase and fruit — classic objects . |