Example sentences of "was [vb pp] up [prep] [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Elizabeth was propped up on the pillows , with the baby lying in the cradle by the bed .
2 That was before the running street-battles of the weekend , when a demonstration around the church was broken up by a police riot which lasted five hours .
3 The meeting on Jan. 8 , 1990 , was attended by 10,000-15,000 people and was broken up by the police , one person being arrested .
4 All this was mixed up with the newspapers and the money .
5 A demand for the ‘ noblest ’ architecture inevitably meant that Nonconformity was caught up in the debates over the value of Gothic architecture which went on for most of the Victorian period .
6 Rose too was caught up in the preparations .
7 As she was drugged up to the eyeballs on arrival , she had n't yet gone into shock but they were expecting it and , if she survived , then miracles could be performed .
8 As the coffin was lifted up on the shoulders of the men , Carmella stood and reached out her hand to touch its wood at Joey 's shoulder .
9 And the fact that it was divvied up in the pubs I
10 She was picked up outside the gates of Askham Grange open prison near York by her son and daughter .
11 The theme was picked up in the ornaments , which in their turn ranged from the kind of small plaster ship one won at a fairground , to a vast silver centrepiece of a battle cruiser .
12 But whatever its humble origins , when the new word was picked up by the newspapers in August 1898 it was quickly transformed into a term of more general notoriety , so that ‘ Hooligan ’ and ‘ Hooliganism ’ became the controlling words to describe troublesome youths who had previously been known more loosely as ‘ street arabs ’ , ‘ ruffians ’ or ‘ roughs ’ .
13 He refrained from taking any alcohol or drugs , but when he returned to Hollywood to commence filming , he began drinking again and was picked up by the police for drunken driving .
14 The three men on board admitted to the smuggling attempt and a fourth man was picked up by the police as the waited in a parked car at the landing place .
15 One of the most controversial areas of GLC activity ( and this was picked up by the Tories in a party political broadcast as early as 1984 ) , was the Gay Teenage Group which had been set up by gay young men in 1976 .
16 Anyway , then I was picked up by the bizzies for possession and it all came out then .
17 She gave every indication that she was fed up to the teeth .
18 In 1913 a half of the total trade of the world was made up of the exports and imports of seven European countries which enjoyed the advantages of a highly developed science and technology , well-established basic industries , and access to capital for investment .
19 The team that was made up of the remnants from Roxburgh 's original squad — and three of those conscripted to compensate for nine weekend call-offs — distinguished themselves at Ibrox and none more so than Duncan Ferguson , of Dundee United .
20 The daughters of small farmers were best esteemed , but they were declining and the supply was made up from the cottages of artisans , shopkeepers and labourers .
21 Another of the benefits of the travelling team system was the camaraderie that was built up between the players , all of whom were effectively competing with each other for Davis Cup recognition .
22 After a couple of hours , during which some sticks and other items were thrown at the police and insults were shouted , a mounted police line was drawn up behind the police cordon and a row of police vans .
23 It was dreamed up for the Monkees and its original conception was supposed to loosely parody the Beatles ' films A Hard Day 's Night and Help .
24 I was wrapped up to the eyes when I went u down to put my walking boots on as well because they 're comfortable and there were people going going round in their shellsuits and you know I must be feeling the cold more now .
25 Even during the summer term he was wrapped up against the elements in waterproof jacket and leggings — his head encased in a leather helmet with ear-flaps .
26 He was b he was born up in the mountains
27 Accordingly , for many public figures writing in the 1890s and early 1900s , the character of citizenship and the common understanding and experience of it , all of which was bound up with the imperatives of progress , became urgent political and social issues .
28 Recently he was called up by the Customs and Excise about 20 videos ( mostly tapes from TV ) a friend had sent him from America .
29 Behind the window , the putty face watched as a Moran , large and grey-speckled with red comb and wattles picked her way across the gravel carriage sweep , paused for a moment beside the bed of unpruned roses and was swallowed up in the shadows of the shrubbery .
30 Neighbour Brian Dean , a 55-year-old chauffeur , said : ‘ I was woken up by the police cars lining up in the middle of the street .
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