Example sentences of "the place [adv prt] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Look , Dorothy , I hired you because I thought you might shake the place up a bit , so if you are unhappy here , that 's at least partly my fault . |
| 2 | But when she had asked if they could n't warm the place up a bit with some pretty colors , Dr. Briant had said sharply that they had to avoid confusing their color appreciation tests later , and she 'd have all the color she wanted then . |
| 3 | Might freshen the place up a bit , thought Nelly , stepping out into the storm . |
| 4 | We usually have to queue up in the rain because Mr Barnes — our ‘ Supa-Tuta ’ — keeps the door locked until his arrival , to prevent vandalism ( although there are those who think that a spot of creative vandalism would smarten the place up a bit ! ) . |
| 5 | But he could n't enlighten them : he only had orders to ‘ paint the place up a bit ’ . |
| 6 | He would walk in a day before a College hop and say , ‘ Good heavens : We must tart the place up a bit . |
| 7 | Those young people , well , they did talk a bit loudly and show off , but they always had a smile and a pleasant word , and they did brighten the place up a bit , you could n't deny it . |
| 8 | We need a bit of posh to tart the place up a bit . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Cheer the place up a bit , you mean ? ’ |
| 10 | I clambered up into the loft , all sunlight and warmth and smelling of old and interesting books , and I decided to clear the place up a bit . |
| 11 | Most of the concrete has gone and er well we tried to tidy the place up a little bit . |
| 12 | ‘ We had a riot and the bloody natives burned part of the place down a week before it was due to open . |