Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] up [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , the effect of experience on temperament is still limited by the horse 's genetic traits — for example , if both the naturally placid horse and the naturally nervous horse were brought up in the same rough environment , then the placid horse would still be less timid than the nervous one . |
| 2 | The remaining er , eleven erm , on the delegation were made up of General Secretary , Deputy General Secretary , elected national officers and a few senior staff . |
| 3 | in the ‘ balanced aquarium ’ system , the nitrogen compounds produced by the fish 's metabolism were taken up by plants , and nitrate levels in the water would be kept low . |
| 4 | On a similar subject , THAT PETROL EMOTION were held up in Derry ( the place , not the EMF sex-god ) last week . |
| 5 | The 21,906 children who entered the Survival Study were followed up for 33,287 child-years ( 16,508 vitamin A group , 16,779 placebo group ) . |
| 6 | Most of the forms of publicity through print discussed in the first section of this chapter were taken up by the West Indians . |
| 7 | For a subject search , the words of the user 's search were looked up in an index containing words from title-like fields and subject headings , and from corporate names . |
| 8 | Surplus crops in wheat , cotton and wool were bought up by government-financed Stabilization Corporations , in an attempt to keep up prices in these commodities . |
| 9 | Shriver 's recent long term absence from the tour , following shoulder surgery , and her lack of match practice were shown up by an opponent who was playing the women 's game of today , powerful and merciless . |
| 10 | The strike call was endorsed and Local Councils of Action were set up throughout the country , to await events . |
| 11 | After Zarathustra 's death his religion was taken up by the old priestly class known as the Magi and eventually became the faith of the Achaemenid dynasty . |
| 12 | The Association was wound up in 1954 . |
| 13 | A family planning association was set up by the Government in 1972 , and the Government 's First Five Year Plan proposed the promotion of several different types of birth control . |
| 14 | But when a stranger was picked up for house breaking or shop breaking or something , a complete stranger , we used to send them to Norwich pending further enquiries , and with a request that they be fingerprinted , and of course they used to fingerprint , send to Scotland Yard , we used to then get the record if they had a record with a photograph , and all their previous convictions . |
| 15 | If a stranger was picked up in Ipswich . |
| 16 | They are sceptical that a few extra consultants or staff grade appointments will really reduce their hours and complain that the new deal was set up by doctors ' representatives not working in hard pressed specialties . |
| 17 | The deal was set up by Ghazi Kenaan , Syria 's head of security in Beirut , who naturally took his cut off the top . |
| 18 | Mary of Guise was brought up in the charmed circles of the greatest French aristocracy . |
| 19 | In Cuba , although Castro did not receive the support of the colonos as a class before 1959 , half his fighting force was made up of peasants from the Sierra . |
| 20 | The attacking force was made up of nine Blenheims from 105 Squadron and six from 107 Squadron at Great Massingham . |
| 21 | The 33 1/3 rpm speed was taken up by radio stations , and used for their internal purposes until the 1950s . |
| 22 | Philip Miller 's appreciation was summed up in the Abridgement of 1754 , where he considered roses to have |
| 23 | That defeat was followed up on Monday evening with another , this time by Lurgan , which leaves the Seasiders firmly rooted to the bottom of the table . |
| 24 | The Straight Track Club was wound up in 1948 , but ideas were kept alive through Egerton Sykes ' Avalon Society . |
| 25 | The club was put up for sale after the Kumar brothers ' business empire went into receivership last month . |
| 26 | Simpson is the second player to leave the Manor Ground since the club was put up for sale eleven weeks ago . |
| 27 | A Europe-Argentina Club was set up in Brussels on Feb. 13 to promote joint ventures and investment in Argentina . |
| 28 | He asked what would happen if an Argentine soldier was dug up with bullet holes . |
| 29 | Alan the Reddler was woken up by all the greetings : |
| 30 | This seal was washed up on an oil covered beach . |