SN4 ""

No	Pattern	Freq
1	[was/were] [verb] up the [noun]	158
2	[was/were] [v-ing] up the [noun]	118
3	[was/were] [to-vb] up the [noun]	27
4	[was/were] [vb pp] up the [noun]	13
5	[was/were] set up the [noun]	9
6	[was/were] setting up the [noun]	6
7	[was/were] pick up the [noun]	6
8	[was/were] bring up the [noun]	6
9	[was/were] hold up the [noun]	6
10	[was/were] come up the [noun]	5
11	[was/were] take up the [noun]	5
12	[was/were] coming up the [noun]	5
13	[was/were] clear up the [noun]	5
14	[was/were] walk up the [noun]	5
15	[was/were] picking up the [noun]	5
16	[was/were] walking up the [noun]	5
17	[was/were] up [prep] the [noun]	110
18	[was/were] up [prep] the [noun]	110
19	[was/were] up to the [noun]	37
20	[was/were] up to the [noun]	37
21	[was/were] up on the [noun]	21
22	[was/were] up on the [noun]	21
23	[was/were] up at the [noun]	16
24	[was/were] up at the [noun]	16
25	[was/were] up in the [noun]	14
26	[was/were] up in the [noun]	14
27	[was/were] up with the [noun]	6
28	[was/were] up with the [noun]	6
29	[was/were] up [conj] the [noun]	5
30	[was/were] up and the [noun]	5