Example sentences of "[was/were] [verb] up on the " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Listen lawman , I wuz brought up on the streets . |
| 2 | They were broken up on the spot and only the saloon seats retained for further use . |
| 3 | After a slower than expected march we were gearing up on the famous Green Ledge in bright sunshine — the Ennerdale mountains stretching away like the bony spine of a slumbering dragon . |
| 4 | The two men were picked up on the Ross ice shelf , about 350 miles from the coastal camp at Scott base which was their original target . |
| 5 | We did n't find you till late , and you were curled up on the landing , outside the kitchen door . |
| 6 | All the computers were cracking up on the factory floor this morning . ’ |
| 7 | Well they were hung up on the board in O S D on Friday when I went down there |
| 8 | During January 1989 , for example , over 500 bottlenose dolphins were washed up on the Atlantic coast of France . |
| 9 | At first potential jurors were classified by ethnic group and caste , but after the 1840s they were assigned to one of three lists which were drawn up on the basis of language capability . |
| 10 | A few fishing boats sat in the lagoon , some outrigger canoes were drawn up on the sand and one small pleasure yacht , which must have come from another island , was anchored to a buoy . |
| 11 | Within half an hour of leaving Rockford , the convoy had reached its destination and were drawn up on the verge alongside the perimeter fence , just short of the big front gates of Bethlehem House . |
| 12 | It was probably as a result of Arab contacts that pearl fisheries were opened up on the coast of East Africa . |
| 13 | Darley 's mount Starica stumbled on a path as the six runners in the Thorne Maiden Fillies Stakes , won by 11–2 chance Bella Parkes , were pulling up on the bend past the stands . |
| 14 | He was now studying the crayoned pictures of the nativity by local children which were taped up on the pillars . |
| 15 | When I arrived , the village was deathly quiet ; a few fishing boats were pulled up on the shingly beach but there was no activity . |
| 16 | Those who were brought up on the older theories of the Westminster model in which , despite party loyalties , there was a balance between the executive and the legislature as a whole , expect that the House of Commons will still regard its main functions as being to consider and amend legislative proposals from the government ( and from private members ) , to scrutinize public expenditure and to expose government policies to continual questioning and debate . |
| 17 | In those days all the cutters were laid up on the trot piles in the river Hamble during the winter months . |
| 18 | And that was plucked out by its roots , and two rows were set up on the green ; boys and girls were in each row . |
| 19 | Notice boards were set up on the College house , and at the corner of the road . |
| 20 | Having established that they had no signs of any fatigue cracks on the rear spar chord , the left and right stabilisers from two different aircraft were set up on the test rig . |
| 21 | Many new shipping companies formed in the late 1800's were set up on the strength of the coal markets . |
| 22 | The trend was illustrated by the new cemeteries , which were springing up on the cities ' fringes . |
| 23 | and this afternoon the Gloucester coach was weighing up his team 's next opponents … tomorrow at Kingsholm the cherry and whites take on the South African Barbarians … a team bristling with international talent … they were warming up on the playing fields at Wycliffe School in Stonehouse … |
| 24 | We were centred up on the gap in the reef : this must be it ! |
| 25 | There was a moment 's hesitation , then the boy 's prints were flashed up on the screen , the computer superimposing them over the others . |
| 26 | The snowflakes were caking up on the dried grasses and ferns on either bank . |
| 27 | Ten of our 20 houses were snapped up on the spot . ’ |
| 28 | The band , who were snapped up on the strength of their ‘ Little Pieces Of God ’ EP released on the indie Setanta label , issued six singles and two albums with Polydor . |
| 29 | Elizabeth was propped up on the pillows , with the baby lying in the cradle by the bed . |
| 30 | She was propped up on the sofa near her open window which commanded an excellent view of the whole of Canons ' Court . |