Example sentences of "[vb mod] [be] [adv] [vb pp] up [prep] " in BNC.

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1 We agree with Bremner et al and with Spechler and Goyal et al , who stated that the established Barrett 's oesophagus represents the true cases and that ‘ creeping substitute ’ or developing Barrett 's oesophagus should be carefully followed up in order to determine the progression or not of these lesions .
2 The news came as British Olympic chiefs demanded that confusion over the status of clenbuterol the drug at the centre of the controversy should be quickly cleared up by their international counterparts .
3 It was just on a minute on page seventy-nine , I think we want to get the support of local M Ps , one a has I think , has been just indicated , is contradictory , it might be better to say , ‘ although the document indicated that local authorities would be expected to undertake extra , an extra , or extra duties , the resources needed are , no indication was given of how there would be extra resources , or something like that , you see it 's contradictory at the moment , it says there 's no indication of the role , and then says that they would need resources , and actually if you look through the document , you will see from time-to-time it is indicated what local authorities are expected to do , for instance recycling of litter and the lot , and I think that that might be actually picked up by M P's and say , ‘ Well , what actually have you , do you mean to say ’ , well , what we 're really saying , are we not , that here is an indication of things that we 're expected to do , but as usual , of course , the government has n't indicated what erm where the resources were coming from .
4 Probably she 'll be so wrapped up in it she 'll feel differently . ’
5 ‘ The sandwiches 'll be all curled up at the edges , ’ his mum complained .
6 Unlike stage-coaches , which could be readily held up by brigands in remoter regions , railways were immune from the start — except in the American West — even in notoriously unsafe areas such as Spain and the Balkans .
7 These covenants may be carefully drawn up by lawyers seeking to create a system which will match the requirements of the particular landlord/tenant relationship .
8 He freely admitted that if the present Government continued , would be completely swallowed up by 1993 .
9 The projected budget deficit of Epounds 6,900 million ( approximately 8 per cent of gross domestic product-GDP ) would be partially made up by savings of Epounds 6,200 million , leaving a net deficit of Epounds 660 million .
10 If the industry had gone along with the sort of scheme that we were urging three or four years ago , it would be well geared up to meeting the challenge now , instead of being caught short by its friends — who I am sure the industry feels have in some way betrayed it .
11 A few months as a registrar in Nottingham , then he would be well set up for a job in the place of his choice .
12 ‘ I thought Jamie would be more cut up about Hugh Puddephat , ’ Edward said idly .
13 Any complaints from tenants will be swiftly followed up within one working day where possible .
14 ‘ Guys like Stefan and Boris will be more pumped up for that than for a preparation tournament . ’
15 These calculations can be easily set up on a computer spreadsheet and variations may be performed to determine the best-looking selection according to the investor 's risk-return preferences .
16 Oily spillages , greasy marks , and other dust and dirt created while carrying out messy d-i-y tasks can be easily cleaned up with Nouvelle 's new Mighty Wipes .
17 Second , it easily misrepresents religion as something which can be neatly packaged up in sections .
18 Information can be automatically kept up to date , and will allow individuals to co-operate on projects instead of beavering away in isolation .
19 Large leaves may need support from a cane or , in the case of ficus , can be gently rolled up with an elastic band .
20 Thus , in his chapter ‘ The Elimination of Metaphysics ’ , Ayer cites a number of philosophical problems which he believes can be rapidly cleared up through a proper understanding of language .
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