Example sentences of "[be] [vb pp] up [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Proponents of the scheme believe the fans would form artificial tornadoes of polluted air , which would be propelled up through the thermal inversion " cap " .
2 He also rejected the radical free market view , which proposed that each part of the electricity industry ( generation , transmission and distribution ) should be broken up into a large number of competing companies .
3 Instead , the mechanism inside the cylinder allows the ‘ primary ’ circuit to be filled up from the cold water supply to the hot water cylinder When it is full , a large air bubble prevents the two mixing — provided the water in the boiler circuit is never allowed to boil .
4 The Commander is best left separate from the tank so that he can be painted up as an individual model and put in or left out of the hatch as desired .
5 Tables can be used as desks ; end tables can be used for dining ; chairs can fold up and be hung from large colourful hooks , or be stacked up into a tiny space ; armchairs can become spare single beds ; well thought-out storage will take care of clothing , books , files and china .
6 ( The printed sheets were ‘ signed ’ with a letter of the alphabet , so they could be gathered up in the right order — one of each , B , C , D , etc .
7 The food will then be heated up by the elderly and disabled clients themselves .
8 There was a lot more professionalism to his jumping as , travelling strongly throughout , the top weight only had to be shaken up after the last to beat previous winner Wellknown Character two and a half lengths .
9 She seemed to be caught up in a permanent giddying whirl , of trying to run the nightclub , making herself available to the police whenever they needed her , and coping with the demands of a sensation-hungry Press which had swooped on to the drugs-bust story with its famous heroine like a pack of vultures .
10 Everyone seemed to be caught up in the general euphoria except the bride .
11 Finally , by the time that the early group of tutors was appointed , there was a strong concern not to be caught up in the academic drift that , we felt , had tugged Ruskin away from its labour movement roots .
12 Addresses do n't have to be mentioned , they can easily be looked up in the electoral roll just from a name .
13 Where subsidiary or associated undertakings are disposed of during the year , their results are to be included up to the effective date of disposal .
14 Where subsidiary or associated undertakings are disposed of during the year , their results are to be included up to the effective date of disposal .
15 A vertical window covering which can be rolled up on a spring-roller attachment , or drawn up by cords threaded through rings .
16 As I arrived a tractor pulled up with sacks of freshly-picked hops that would be carried up to the main floor of the building to be dried .
17 The parents can now be fined up to a thousand pounds for the children , because they have n't carried out the instructions of the court .
18 The haulier should be aware of the circumstances in which he ( or his debtor ) may be wound up on a voluntary basis and the circumstances in which his company ( or his debtor 's ) may be wound up by the court .
19 Both are liable to be wound up by the English court .
20 Hambros Jersey 's contention , if correct , would mean that the jurisdiction of the English court under the sections would be much more restricted than the circumstances in which an individual may be adjudged bankrupt or a company may be wound up by the English court .
21 The composition and terms of reference of urban development corporations will be changed immediately and they will in due course be wound up in an orderly way .
22 The returning echoes are believed to be picked up through the fatty interior of the lower jaw .
23 In Britain , those from the late Fifties and Sixties fetch about Pounds 1 , while pre-war badges can usually be picked up for a few pounds .
24 Now I 'm not for a mom , I 'm not for a moment suggesting that it 's something that would be picked up on a regular basis , but I think it does mean , as you rightly say , that er , if , if , if such a procedure does arise then I 'm conscious that I 'm in a one off situation , I know there 's at least one of our colleagues on our benches who has this on , with children on a more regular basis .
25 Most of the cost will at first be picked up at the federal level , but the BMFT will gradually reduce its share of financial support over the eight years .
26 ‘ But my advice is not to panic and to wait and see how many tickets can be picked up at the last minute . ’
27 The men eventually ran off , leaving Thomas of Mochdre , near Colwyn Bay , to be picked up by a passing motorist .
28 The men eventually ran off , leaving Thomas of Mochdre , near Colwyn Bay , to be picked up by a passing motorist .
29 Police fear the instrument may have been dumped and could be picked up by an unsuspecting member of the public .
30 It stands in splendid isolation near the moorland road to Bowes and it was there that merchants and farmers would leave butter eggs and other foodstuffs to be picked up by the afflicted .
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