Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] up on the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They were broken up on the spot and only the saloon seats retained for further use . |
| 2 | We did n't find you till late , and you were curled up on the landing , outside the kitchen door . |
| 3 | All the computers were cracking up on the factory floor this morning . ’ |
| 4 | Well they were hung up on the board in O S D on Friday when I went down there |
| 5 | Within half an hour of leaving Rockford , the convoy had reached its destination and were drawn up on the verge alongside the perimeter fence , just short of the big front gates of Bethlehem House . |
| 6 | A few fishing boats sat in the lagoon , some outrigger canoes were drawn up on the sand and one small pleasure yacht , which must have come from another island , was anchored to a buoy . |
| 7 | At first potential jurors were classified by ethnic group and caste , but after the 1840s they were assigned to one of three lists which were drawn up on the basis of language capability . |
| 8 | It was probably as a result of Arab contacts that pearl fisheries were opened up on the coast of East Africa . |
| 9 | Darley 's mount Starica stumbled on a path as the six runners in the Thorne Maiden Fillies Stakes , won by 11–2 chance Bella Parkes , were pulling up on the bend past the stands . |
| 10 | In those days all the cutters were laid up on the trot piles in the river Hamble during the winter months . |
| 11 | And that was plucked out by its roots , and two rows were set up on the green ; boys and girls were in each row . |
| 12 | Having established that they had no signs of any fatigue cracks on the rear spar chord , the left and right stabilisers from two different aircraft were set up on the test rig . |
| 13 | Many new shipping companies formed in the late 1800's were set up on the strength of the coal markets . |
| 14 | Notice boards were set up on the College house , and at the corner of the road . |
| 15 | We were centred up on the gap in the reef : this must be it ! |
| 16 | There was a moment 's hesitation , then the boy 's prints were flashed up on the screen , the computer superimposing them over the others . |
| 17 | The band , who were snapped up on the strength of their ‘ Little Pieces Of God ’ EP released on the indie Setanta label , issued six singles and two albums with Polydor . |
| 18 | Ten of our 20 houses were snapped up on the spot . ’ |
| 19 | She was propped up on the sofa near her open window which commanded an excellent view of the whole of Canons ' Court . |
| 20 | The hour of the evening consultation was posted up on the doctor 's door as being 6 p.m ; no final time was mentioned . |
| 21 | peace was patched up on the basis of the status quo but military victory made it impossible to destroy the new Bulgarian union . |
| 22 | book , she wrote a list out what she wanted , she used to hand it , I remember , I 'd forgotten all about this , let's just say we were at the Co-Op , she 'd hand it in at the counter so the , the groceries counter all , and she 'd written it all out , and when it came back it was , was five minutes , it was all together for you , there it was , it was built up on the counter , and each time the amount was written at the side so |
| 23 | While the investigation was being carried out she was pushed up on the X-ray table with sufficient force to rip the intravenous infusion from an already bruised and swollen arm . |
| 24 | Sunderland L2164 of 228 Squadron was shot up on the water in St. Paul 's Bay on 7 March by Bf109Es of 7/JG26 . |
| 25 | One of these glove-like objects was washed up on the bank . |
| 26 | The time I went before that , I got erm , like a frostbitten thumb , because I was going up on the chair lift , and er , I dropped one of my gloves , and it was quite a cold day , so by the time I 'd got to the top , and skied all the way back down , and then down the road going back to try and find me gloves , because I had borrowed them from a friend , |
| 27 | It would be wrong , however , to think that Callaghan 's speech was dreamed up on the spur of the moment , in an attempt to steal some of the educational clothes of his political opponents . |
| 28 | The figure was hunched up on the seat , its head on the table , apparently almost sleeping . |
| 29 | D9531 did most of the work , but on the day your scribe volunteered for train-crew duty , visiting North Staffs Railway 4F 0-6-0 No. 4422 was marked up on the engine roster . |
| 30 | If more than one yacht visited , a barbecue was set up on the beach , and many a bleary Azorian dawn was witnessed as a result . |