Example sentences of "[is] [verb] up by a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For its catalogue cover , Christie 's chose a painting by a Colombian , Fernando Botero , called ‘ The Dancers ’ , much of which is taken up by a corpulent woman 's behind . |
| 2 | Some of our precious time spent at Low Birk Hatt is taken up by a steady stream of Hannah 's admirers , making a pilgrimage to a place they know so well from the television programmes and books . |
| 3 | The main part of volume three is taken up by a massive review following on from the symbiont chapter in volume two . |
| 4 | He is commonly said to be mad , and may indeed be so , but his unreasoning rage is backed up by a keen and artistic mind . |
| 5 | Mr. Denford said the survey is backed up by a sharp rise in 3i 's own buy-in activity where its market share is now around 40 percent . |
| 6 | That amount is topped up by a substantial contribution from the private sector in the form of loans . |