Example sentences of "[modal v] be [vb pp] up at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Agreements could be drawn up at the request of the government , the management or the unions : ‘ it was tripartism at the grass roots ’ ( Smith 1979 , p. 168 ) . |
| 2 | It remains a mystery whether this meant he retained hopes that some deal could be stitched up at the Conservative tables in the Members ' Dining Room , or was simply threatening to drown his sorrows . |
| 3 | Norma Thomson , secretary of New Deer Community Association , said : ‘ Perhaps whoever did the break-in knew there would n't be a policeman going back and forth and that he would be tied up at the meeting . ’ |
| 4 | Sir Hector , who will have his own form to fill in as a farmer in Dumfriesshire , says in the letter : ‘ I recognise that many of you will be fed up at the prospect of yet more literature and more form filling . |
| 5 | In any case most of the time required will be taken up at the beginning , in the planning and drawing out of the plan on paper , in choosing the plants , and in soil preparation and planting . |
| 6 | It will be set up at the beginning of 1991 . |
| 7 | Partially stenosed coronary arteries can often be re-bored using a hi-tech version of the pipe-cleaner known as a balloon catheter , so named because it can be blown up at the appropriate moment to expand the narrowed segment . |
| 8 | ‘ But my advice is not to panic and to wait and see how many tickets can be picked up at the last minute . ’ |