Example sentences of "be [verb] up at the [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ But my advice is not to panic and to wait and see how many tickets can be picked up at the last minute . ’ |
| 3 | It remains a mystery whether this meant he retained hopes that some deal could be stitched up at the Conservative tables in the Members ' Dining Room , or was simply threatening to drown his sorrows . |
| 4 | I think those points perhaps ought to be taken up at the General Purposes Committee since er we have the problem of their decisions . |
| 5 | They had to be folded up at the rear end . |
| 6 | Partially stenosed coronary arteries can often be re-bored using a hi-tech version of the pipe-cleaner known as a balloon catheter , so named because it can be blown up at the appropriate moment to expand the narrowed segment . |