Example sentences of "things up [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Certainly , Sir , ’ I replied , ‘ that 's why I am here , to cheer things up a bit ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Liven things up a bit , I suppose , ’ said Henry . |
| 3 | When the process of ‘ waking things up a bit ’ commences , reputations , and records of attendances at police court , are made and broken every day . |
| 4 | To liven things up a bit and stimulate rivalry , it was decided in 1882 that one team should wear tall black hats and the other tall white ones . |
| 5 | What it needs is an historian who is n't afraid to jazz things up a bit — sidestep the facts and move the goalposts . |
| 6 | The amateur stuff loosens things up a bit ’ |
| 7 | To the extent that the amateur stuff loosens things up a bit , it ca n't help but in some sense be positive . ’ |
| 8 | The other use of TPI is to build proper computer integrated telephony ( CIT ) applications , and Sun 's entry into this swiftly growing market should shake things up a bit . |
| 9 | A well known joker thought he would liven things up a bit . |
| 10 | Brighten things up a bit . |
| 11 | Then between us possibly we could begin to stir things up a bit . ’ |
| 12 | Shouts for a penalty for Leeds after a handball early on were ignored — a pity , since a goal then would have livened things up a bit . |
| 13 | Mm , will that mess things up a bit for you ? |