Example sentences of "up by a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was in some measure propped up by a crimson tea-caddy , also of Japan ware . |
| 2 | Scotland showed superior power in the scrum but could not capitalise on their possession , and Western Samoa , who scored three tries to one , produced flowing play which was backed up by a strong play in the lineouts . |
| 3 | Undoubtedly an attractive package backed up by a six-year power train and bodywork warranty , two-year manufacturer 's warranty , two years RAC membership , windscreen replacement service and low-cost insurance . |
| 4 | Even Emil Fischer , in propounding the idea that proteins were built up by a standard linkage ( -CO-NH- ) between different amino acids , apparently did not envisage molecules containing more than 30 or so such units , corresponding to no more than 300 atoms which is much too small . |
| 5 | The effective design of any kitchen ventilation system must be based solely upon that particular kitchen , but also be backed up by a minimum standard of construction and air movement . |
| 6 | A spontaneous remark can often be followed up by a simple check . |
| 7 | The enthusiasm sometimes generated by a teachers ' centre whose advisory courses are backed up by a practical service can be considerable , and most valuable . |
| 8 | Eventually , stirred up by a fire-breathing minister called Reverend George Whitefield , the mob , that is to say , congregation , censored the proceedings by the simple expedient of pulling the theatre to bits . |
| 9 | This theme has also been taken up by a new Member who recently made a substantial contribution to the constitutional debate , Ian Duncan Smith , Member for Chingford . |
| 10 | Generosity , however , was not an emotion that could be found in many Palestinian hearts in Lebanon , and the hatred that burned in 1948 was eagerly taken up by a new generation . |
| 11 | Attempts to improve the position of voluntary and educational measures need to be backed up by a new law , offering protection against discrimination . ’ |
| 12 | To avoid any but the worst young offenders being sent to prison , the Prison Commissioners proposed to accelerate the provision of detention centres , backed up by a new sentence of custodial training for a maximum of two years with the chance of being released on licence , subject to after-care , after six months . |
| 13 | The proposals mean that , for the first time , parents can name their preference for a school , including ordinary ones — and backed up by a new appeal system . |
| 14 | Somebody faked it : Russian typewriter letter heading Reznichenko 's signature — all backed up by a first-class tail job . |
| 15 | Haslam was backed up by a four-man team of senior colleagues , all of whom were highly professional . |
| 16 | On the last day of the 1988 American presidential election Dukakis went on a whirlwind tour that must have been dreamed up by a desperate team . |
| 17 | And this was followed up by a point-blank refusal to deal with Fells 's next query . |
| 18 | Her views are backed up by a 1989 Home Office report on fear of crime , chaired by Michael Grade . |
| 19 | A quarterly magazine of that title will be devoted to the work of one artist , organisation or theoretician per issue and will be backed up by a temporary exhibition in the Centre 's contemporary galleries , a lecture by the author which is republished in the revue and an annual publication of the lectures with an accompanying vieotape . |
| 20 | He showed me the stands of Norfolk pines which shaded the palace , and the view of the seafront , with a new sea-wall being put up by a Japanese firm . |
| 21 | We squeeze back out the pub door onto the cold pavement , and stand reeling , like we were belched up by a drunken giant . |
| 22 | After Vorontseff had fallen off twice he was hoisted up by a grinning trooper and thrown face down in front of the saddle . |
| 23 | In The Lost Ship , for instance , a couple of merchant navy apprentices , overboard by accident from a tanker , are picked up by a sinister couple planning to snatch gold from a wreck on a Caribbean island , and in Horseshoe Reef a similar young couple is rescued from shipwreck by a strange , isolated family with criminal intentions . |
| 24 | He would demand a written agreement from either Mr Major or Mr Kinnock , backed up by a collective decision in favour from MPs of whichever party . |
| 25 | None of this is to deny that the February 1960 agreement was partly a result of Khrushchev 's ‘ allowing Mikoian to make trouble for the Americans in Cuba ’ ( Bonsal : 1971 , p. 156 ) , but it is important to recognise that , whatever political considerations were involved , they were firmly backed up by a favourable set of economic circumstances . |
| 26 | Mr. Denford said the survey is backed up by a sharp rise in 3i 's own buy-in activity where its market share is now around 40 percent . |
| 27 | It was still dark the following morning when we were woken up by a screaming Corporal who came in , kicking the lockers and pushing us out of bed . |
| 28 | You could follow my example and hitchhike out of Miami airport , but only if you 're prepared to risk being picked up by a religious maniac , or dropped off in an impenetrable jungle of freeways close to the cocaine-dealing centre of America , or both . |
| 29 | This commission was set up by a Labour government to advise on the future of boarding public schools in the light of comprehensivisation . |
| 30 | President Lansana Conte ( who on April 4 , 1990 , was given the rank of major-general by the CMRN ) said in his 1990 New Year address that the draft constitution being drawn up by a 50-member committee chaired by Foreign Minister Maj. Jean Traore would be submitted to the nation for discussion and amendment during 1990 ; a referendum on it would be held by the end of the year [ see also p. 37060 ] . |