Example sentences of "he [adv] [vb pp] up [prep] " in BNC.
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1 | Though some people found him rather wrapped up in his thoughts , he always enjoyed talking to children about science . |
2 | She lost him then and had to search and found him eventually curled up amid the wiring in the back of the record-player where he had n't hidden for a long time , not since two dark-haired people who were into black magic had come to dinner and he had disappeared for half a day until she found his secret hole . |
3 | It was just too galling , seeing him all dressed up for someone else . |
4 | Was he so wrapped up in his beautiful secretary that it blinded him to everything ? |
5 | His knowledge of the Bible was minimal but he soon made up for it . |