Example sentences of "be [vb pp] up on [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ramsay was interested to note , in the passing , how as a couple of boats entered the harbour ahead of them from the fishing , under the bridge between the two outermost towers , they each provided a basket of new-caught fish to be hoisted up on ropes to men on the bridge , this seemingly how they paid their rents and harbour dues to their lord . |
| 2 | so the whole fucking tent shuffle 's round , he said , you remember you are part of the British army , if you disobey orders you will be brought up on charges , by the left quick march , and he 's fucking walking them to the sea |
| 3 | This year 's theme is Museums and the Environment and a database will be set up on projects completed for the 18 May . |
| 4 | The Gemini squad says the the pressure will be kept up on criminals . |
| 5 | She thought he was a hard man because he had spoken of the sturdy beggars as no better than wolves to be strung up on trees as a warning to others ; he certainly had not helped her to escape out of pity . |