Example sentences of "[prep] be [vb pp] up at [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | HEART-THROB singer Richard Marx was left shaking with fear after being held up at gunpoint by Chinese gangsters . |
| 2 | A car salesman is recovering after being held up at gunpoint by a man posing as a customer . |
| 3 | What this early artist has illustrated is mobbing behaviour being exploited to trap small birds , which would have been destined to be served up at table . |
| 4 | It permits homes to be locked up at night , although it states : ‘ On no account should children be locked into their bedrooms at night whatever their age and competence . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Because I 'm here , Shelley , when I ought to be tucked up at home . |
| 6 | While I 'm on a journey I 'm always looking for cones and sometimes I 'm fortunate enough to be held up at traffic works . |
| 7 | I start to apologize for being held up at work . |