Example sentences of "that [verb] up his " in BNC.

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1 He put little slips of paper in the entries that made up his fragile narrative or non-narrative .
2 Much has been written about Griffith and his contribution to the movies but the ingredients that made up his genius have never been better identified than in the review Heywood Broun wrote of Intolerance when it appeared in 1916 .
3 Even the particles that made up his body would not survive .
4 She did a series of sketches , trying to capture all his moods , thinking that , though they were n't very professional , they were to her , because she could see in every one of them all those complicated , aggravating , irresistible facets that made up his personality .
5 His eyes blinked violently in a spasm that screwed up his face in rapid jerks .
6 But he had inherited his father 's ability , and he was just getting things straight again when he was badly hit by a prolonged series of dock strikes that tied up his ships and prevented them from earning anything .
7 When he returned after the weekend he brought with him a tool that sums up his management style — a wedge , to keep his door open .
8 Bakst spoke with admiration of Modigliani 's erect carriage , of the air of inner fire that lighted up his face .
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