Example sentences of "could be [vb pp] up [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We argued that Marxism could be broken up into three elements : a philosophy of history , a theory of economics and a view of the state and revolution . |
| 2 | This could be followed up by subsequent research , possibly by comparing whether the migrants apply to more courses and institutions than non–enrollers . |
| 3 | A photograph of the man could be flashed up on one side of the screen with a contrasting picture of his frail victim on the other side . |
| 4 | These circles then touched others , forming groups of three , or ( since the bottom circle could be made up of three little ones ) five . |
| 5 | VXM says PowerTools can be used to create networked processing systems — not necessarily parallel in nature — which could be made up of heterogeneous Unix workstations and servers , including those from DEC , Hewlett-Packard , IBM , Silicon Graphics and Sun Microsystems . |
| 6 | Thus the diphthongs could be made up like this ( our usual transcription is given in brackets ) : Long vowels : Diphthongs and long vowels are now of exactly the same phonological composition . |
| 7 | It seemed likely that about half this shortfall could be made up from other sources , some within OPEC and some outside it ( Mexico , the North Sea and others ) . |
| 8 | The set could be made up from many of the combinations suggested within the framework given in Section 4 . |
| 9 | ( This does not mean that the replacement funds will be available in liquid form on expiry since they could be locked up in other fixed asset purchases . ) |
| 10 | On top of this is the danger that other council car parks could be swallowed up by new development . |
| 11 | The response to dilatation was considered ‘ good ’ if the stricture could be dilated up to 45 FG with complete relief of symptoms ( dysphagia grade 0 ) . |
| 12 | Dilatation was considered adequate when the oesophageal lumen could be dilated up to 15 mm . |
| 13 | In any of these the life of the town could be built up through various activities including role-play , mime , map making , art work . |
| 14 | To allow the army in Egypt to deliver an early riposte to the Axis forces facing them , before these could be built up to any really dangerous strength , a fast convoy carrying 295 tanks , 180 motor vehicles , and 53 crated Hurricanes had been despatched from England , leaving Gibraltar on the morning of 6th. with Force ‘ H ’ in attendance . |
| 15 | We would then treat arithmetic as a set of manipulations which ( in theory ) could be built up from these more primitive operations , but which in practice are supplied as basic computer instructions for efficiency . |
| 16 | The Government 's announcement suggested a possible date beyond 2000 and said that it could be delayed up to 2005 . |
| 17 | Hall replied to Cowley on 4th November that the premiums could not be altered , but designs from architects not residing in Britain could be submitted up to 4th April , 1857 . |
| 18 | Originally , the deli was an antidote to culture shock , where all the salt , sweet , hot , sharp , garlicky flavours of home could be conjured up between two pieces of bread . |
| 19 | ‘ So your next natural thought was that the only short fat man who could be mixed up in this shooting was me ? |
| 20 | The US government had hoped that some form of non-Communist coalition government could be set up in post-war China , and General Marshall had led a mission to achieve this end in 1946 . |
| 21 | Time saved through nurses having prescribing powers could be taken up with extra paperwork created by its introduction . |
| 22 | Traders breaching these rules could be fined up to 60,000 lei ( approximately US$3,180 ) and have profits confiscated . |
| 23 | Under the bill , anyone who falsely accused fruit or vegetables of being tainted with dangerous preservatives or pesticides could be fined up to three times the value of lost product . |
| 24 | The adviser can only hope that if the client was put at her ease while at the bureau then she may come back for further help when that issue could be picked up for suitable referral . |
| 25 | ‘ But with half the world 's sports Press in town , the idea that we 're a twosome could be picked up by other reporters and become accepted knowledge , ’ Ashley had protested . |
| 26 | But BBC officials are waking up to the fact that , while they have been allocated both of Britain 's channels for high-power satellite broadcasts , the kind that could be received direct into people 's homes , they have no monopoly on low-power transmissions from satellites , the kind that could be picked up by central receiving stations — and transmitted via cable to homes . |