Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] [vb past] [verb] up [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Sixteen parties were represented in the new Chamber of Deputies ; about 50 different parties or groupings had put up candidates . |
| 2 | Security sources said that artillery units in the security zone also shelled Lebanese villages 15 km from the Israeli border , in the Iqilm and Toufah areas , where pro-Iranian Moslem fundamentalists were believed to be preparing to infiltrate the security zone ; it was reported that Palestinians had set up multibarrel rocket-launchers aimed at Israel there . |
| 3 | Earlier , the trial had been told that police had set up road blocks north of Perth as part of another inquiry when the white Cavalier containing what police described as ‘ seasoned criminals ’ had burst through . |
| 4 | In fact , Easy Rider was rather slow to catch on but when it finally caught the attention of the counter-culture , even the establishment newspapers and magazines began to offer up praise . |
| 5 | Ferranti International rose 1.5p to 58p as Hoare Govett and others sought to pick up shares . |
| 6 | The continuing Gulf crisis was characterized during September by ( i ) the progressive strengthening of the military position of the multinational anti-Iraq coalition , as forces arrived to take up positions in the region and further commitments were made ; ( ii ) the tightening of the economic embargo , extended to include interdiction of air traffic from Sept. 25 ; and ( iii ) the growing perception on the diplomatic front that a negotiated solution might only be achievable in the context of a wider consideration of conflicts in the region . |