Example sentences of "[vb base] up by the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The weapons will start to arrive in December ; they are supposed to match the arms build up by the Soviet Union . |
| 2 | The People 's Militia has been busy ripping down posters put up by the Civic Forum in factories and elsewhere . |
| 3 | The People 's Militia has indeed been busy ripping down posters put up by the Civic Forum in factories and elsewhere . |
| 4 | Without the enormous costs run up by the Royal Navy vessel , the Yard would have made profits of £6.5m . |
| 5 | Then there 's a water butt up by the back door ; and some honeysuckle growing over the porch . |