Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] up to [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The 300 surviving Uru Eu Wau Wau Indians , whose lands were opened up to outside exploitation by the road project , are said to be suffering from diseases brought in by illegal miners . |
| 2 | However , as soon as they moved on to a more public and active presentation of their demands then councillors condemned this activity , the demands themselves were ignored , and the groups were held up to public ridicule as a threat to democracy and the general interest . |
| 3 | He was carried up to that garret , probably in a state of stupor , drunk or drugged . |
| 4 | It was a feature of the history of technology in the nineteenth century that an invention by a craftsman , or a traditional practice , was opened up to scientific analysis ; once properly understood , it could be improved upon . |
| 5 | This fuelled Opposition fears that the committee was set up to rubber stamp massive cuts in welfare payments . |