Example sentences of "been [vb pp] up [prep] [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contrast between Reagan and his predecessor in these situations has been pointed up by one Democratic congressman . |
| 2 | And do you seriously believe that the American or world computer industry would be better today if IBM had been broken up into five pieces 20 years ago , as the 1960s and 1970s trustbusters proposed ? |
| 3 | I assume that Crilly has been picked up on one of his many ‘ wanted ’ charges and that the police are calling to confirm the address he has given . |
| 4 | The technology has already been picked up in one form or another by many sections of the Unix vendor community . |
| 5 | The technology has already been picked up in one form or another by many sections of the Unix vendor community . |
| 6 | All the frustration and anger that had been bottled up for 16 years were suddenly out . |
| 7 | Hanson has been built up into one of Britain 's leading companies over a period of twenty years based on an acquisition philosophy which involves a reduction in the acquired company 's bureaucracy , devolution of responsibility to local managers , a tight control of capital expenditure and a disposal of some of the peripheral assets which are not part of the company 's ‘ core activities ’ . |
| 8 | The Electrochemical Technology business has been built up since 1981 to capitalize on ICI 's expertise in chlor-alkali production and electrochemistry. the FM21 membrane cell has been sold since that year , mainly as part of a chlor-alkali production package , but recent developments have led to its use in the manufacture of more complex speciality or ‘ effect ’ chemicals . |
| 9 | It has been built up since 1975 by combining Fiat 's original truck division in Italy with foreign acquisitions : Unic in France , Magirus in Germany , Pegaso in Spain and Iveco Ford in the UK ( in which Fiat has a 48% stake , but controls operations ) . |
| 10 | The fleet had been built up from 1898 , matching the rise in passenger traffic , and was specially suited to the inter-urban nature of the line with its infrequent stops . |
| 11 | Each turkey , fresh from the taxidermist , has been tarted up in one sort of drag or another from Parlour maid to Kabuki actor and , who knows ? maybe even Uncle Sam . |
| 12 | Experiments have been using deuterium alone , and the temperature of the plasma has been pushed up to 300 million degrees . |
| 13 | The double bed had been made up for two and there were two pyjama cases — relics of a past time — one embroidered with the letter ‘ I ’ , the other with an ‘ A ’ . |
| 14 | Repeated attempts to salvage her had been made up to 1840 , CH 1 . |
| 15 | The earliest written version of Lex Salica seems to have been made up of sixty-five titles . |
| 16 | The hotel itself is in fact two Regency buildings which have been opened up into one , so there are lots f nooks and crannies , small staircases and quiet corners to be explored . |
| 17 | A new criminal law amendment bill had been drawn up in 1909 . |
| 18 | A prosecution was brought , and one night in April , shortly after an indictment had been drawn up against two police officers , a police superintendent accompanied by the two accused police officers , visited the family business , a café , looking for Servet Sayan . |
| 19 | This would suggest that the dies , rather than the day or the finished vessels , had been transported up to 160 km . |
| 20 | But , just as there is evidence that Group VI axes were being quarried from the parent rock , there is some evidence of contact between south-west Scotland and eastern England at this time , which may explain why at least some of the whetstones have been transported up to 400 km from the parent rock . |
| 21 | Land nearby had been bought up for 300 workers ' houses . |
| 22 | McKoy , the home town favourite , had already been called up for one false start — and it seemed certain that he would be disqualified after appearing to have another flyer second time around . |
| 23 | McKoy , the home town favourite , had already been called up for one false start — and it seemed certain that he would be disqualified after appearing to have another flyer second time around . |
| 24 | McKoy , the hometown favourite , had already been called up for one false start — and it seemed certain that he would be disqualified after appearing to have another flyer second time around . |
| 25 | Next month she will have been locked up for 4 years without being charged or tried , while an examining magistrate struggles to assemble enough evidence to convict her of murdering first her husband and then her boyfriend . |
| 26 | ‘ It was as if they had all been locked up for three days the way they rushed in , ’ said a security man who saw the 8.30am rush . |
| 27 | If Robson Rhodes had not decided to make fundamental changes in its operating style five years ago , the chances are that it would have long since been swallowed up by one of its rivals . |
| 28 | Q. My tank has been set up for five months now , and I do not seem to be able to achieve a good green algae growth . |
| 29 | The new company Securicor Okhrana St Petersburg has been set up with four Russian partners and the UK subsidiary of a Finnish bank . |
| 30 | On our review model the tremolo has been set up with three springs instead of Stevie 's five , and the baseplate is kicked up way too high from the face of the body . |