Example sentences of "to be [verb] up [subord] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , in the poorer upland areas old ways persisted and long houses continued to be built up until the early 19th century . |
| 2 | This will still leave the nitrogen fixing roots of beans or the deep roots of chicory to be chopped up as the ground is cultivated . |
| 3 | It is flown there as the alternative to the massive O-dako or rectangular Edo kites , largely because its three-spar construction enables it to be rolled up when the spine is removed . |
| 4 | Erm , you ca n't choose to make it paid up , it has to be paid up because the premiums are n't being paid . |
| 5 | He was the inventor of water pick-up troughs laid between the rails , whereby a scoop lowered into the trough from the locomotive or tender allowed additional water to be picked up whilst the train was running , thus making possible much longer non-stop runs . |
| 6 | Much of the expected boost in revenue is tied to a financial-transactions tax , which has yet to win final approval from Congress , and to fiscal reform , which is unlikely to be taken up until the constitutional revision due later this year . |
| 7 | They used to be fetched up when the channel was being dredged , and drift ashore . |
| 8 | It happened at New York 's Museum of Natural History in 1976 , and the experiments had to be wound up because the funding stopped . |
| 9 | Finally , you can apply to have your debtor made bankrupt or , if a company , to be wound up if the amount you are owed is not paid to you . |
| 10 | Debate continues on who should pay the rent for laboratories to be set up if the WIPers are taken on . |