Example sentences of "[been] [vb pp] up on [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The truth is that Libya has been stiched up on several occasions since Libyan oil was nationalised in 1969 and Gaddafi refused to behave like the American client his predecessors used to be . |
| 2 | The new sanctuary has been set up on dry prairie land south of Lac Leman . |
| 3 | Job shops have been set up on both sites , manned by trained staff . |
| 4 | I 'd been brought up on heroic stories |
| 5 | This arrangement , which appears to have much to recommend it in professional terms as well as adding to the attraction of professional posts for recruiting purposes , has not been taken up on any scale by public libraries . |
| 6 | However , the conflict between modern farming practice and environmental conservation is by no means an irreconcilable one and , although entrenched positions have been taken up on both sides , there are now a few signs of a more sophisticated awareness of the Problems involved and a more constructive desire on the part of both farming organizations and the environmental lobby to overcome them . |