Example sentences of "and [vb past] up by the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Somehow a collection for the next few months was cobbled together and gobbled up by the hungry customers . |
| 2 | The house is seized by the demolition contractors , its park invaded and churned up by the tractors and trailers of the timber merchant . |
| 3 | They had left the path and turned up by the side of the long Nissen hut when Len paused and , half turning to Joe , he said , ‘ You know , you still did n't answer my question earlier on information concerning one Joseph Jebeau . |
| 4 | It took years before the business really took off with the addition of more and more synthetics , starting with the discovery of nylon and followed up by the discovery of acrylics and polyester . |
| 5 | They took the road past Mr Zamoyski 's shop and pulled up by the bowling green . |
| 6 | The greens were crudely protected and kept up by the Artisans . |
| 7 | The clothes lines were taken down and rolled up by the dustbins , together with the props . |
| 8 | It had been all right finding the hospital , but on the way back he took a wrong turn and ended up by the seaside . |
| 9 | It makes no sense to talk of unqualified ‘ parents rights ’ , and parental participation in investigations and case conferences — one of the concerns voiced in the Rochdale report and picked up by the press . |
| 10 | Hitler was so very strong , and backed up by the Italians could put all the weight of his Panzers against the Soviets . |
| 11 | He 's helping in a scheme started by the Rural Development Commission , and backed up by the Workout Charity . |