Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] up in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Corpora were built up in each case to over 10,000 words , then domain-specific collocation dictionaries compiled using the method described earlier . |
| 2 | Although some excellent bookstocks were built up in this manner , the disadvantages of such a system are clear . |
| 3 | The hospital had a commitment to shared care with the patient and patient 's relatives and care plans were drawn up in full consultation with both . |
| 4 | They were set up in close succession by the Secretary of State for Scotland to study the curriculum ( Munn ) and assessment ( Dunning ) in the third and fourth years of Scottish secondary schools ; they kept in close touch with each other throughout their deliberations ; and they presented their reports with complementary recommendations at the same time . |
| 5 | New Mental Health Tribunals were set up in each health region to deal with any complaints arising from compulsory admission procedures . |
| 6 | And you knocked on the doors and you canvassed who you were , they could hardly miss who you were since you were dressed up in this uniform showing everywhere , black and red , looked very smart , for a little chap . |
| 7 | The same basic principles were backed up in Old Testament law and , in the New Testament , reinforced by Jesus himself . |
| 8 | I knew right then you were the one that I was caught up in physical objection but to my satisfaction baby you were more than just a phase . |
| 9 | It is the UK government 's view that the provisions contained in the draft FMF code of practice , which was drawn up in full consultation with DHSS and MAFF , and the DHSS circular to professional people working in child care , together fulfil its undertaking to implement the aims and principles of the WHO code . |
| 10 | He was got up in rusty finery , striped trousers and a dinner jacket with a white carnation in the button-hole and a clip-on bow tie . |
| 11 | His whole life was bound up in this relationship , despite the fact that the fief he received was not large , and that he also possessed allodial lands . |
| 12 | The business was set up in one upstairs room in premises on High Row and moved to Priestgate in the early 1900s where it still practises , on a much larger scale , with a staff of more than 50 . |
| 13 | I was brought up in liberal Anglicanism and lapsed into unbelief and active opposition before being converted in an evangelical Anglican church at the age of twenty-four . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , I was brought up in that orphanage in Dalston , and that 's what they called me there . |
| 15 | So we was brought up in that atmosphere . |
| 16 | I was brought up in oblivious paganism , but school introduced two services a day , Scripture several times a week and Bible class with theological criticism and the occasional lecture on Pilgrims Progress as a special treat . |
| 17 | EV Thompson , the initials stand for Ernest Victor if you 're wondering , was brought up in this cottage in Swinbrook during the war . |
| 18 | Welcome to Molyneux , Headley , Brian Horton 's with me , the United manager because he was brought up in this part of the world , must be very proud of what you brought up here for the second half Brian , but so disappointed after that first half showing . |
| 19 | Even there it was Cabinet government because everything else was swept up in one issue . ’ |
| 20 | Around a fifth of the increase was taken up in greater activity , which resulted in a sharp fall in unemployment . |