Example sentences of "up to us " in BNC.

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1 It is up to us to institute delay , he wrote .
2 For the most part , it 's up to us to follow David Stubbs 's advice : leave and let loose this place , ad drift to the moon .
3 We went down to The Marquee the following morning and I think Ralph came up to us and said that we could have the money for all the gigs , including the Brummel Club , but after that we were finished .
4 It is not up to us to forget or forgive the crime that Germany committed only a few decades ago ; the only ones who might have done so died on the battlefield or , worse yet , in the gas chambers .
5 People came up to us to congratulate us on the reading .
6 He drove up to us and wound the window down .
7 As we have so much control in forming a horse 's habits it is up to us to teach it good ones ; and not through our own lack of thought or knowledge , or want of kindness and sensitivity , impair the horse ; or even worse , teach it such bad habits that its life will be a misery to itself or others .
8 Suddenly a woman just came in , marched up to us , stuck her face in mine and spat ‘ Neighbours sucks ’ .
9 It can be depressing or consoling ; and that 's largely up to us . ’
10 At that moment María Sanchez , her face embarrassed and alarmed , glided up to us and asked if she could have a word in private .
11 It 's not up to us to say what will happen .
12 And if happiness opens up to us such vast caverns of the soul , have we in a much greater sense been sufficiently aware of the greatness and the mystery of God ?
13 The other apostles , whose faith was so strong that they did not need evidence , are held up to us as worthy of imitation .
14 ‘ Loads of kids were coming up to us and complaining that their dads were getting on their backs about their garages being full of paper .
15 The decisions taken now will affect numerous generations , not just our own , and as well as the Government it is up to us , the consumers , to adopt our own energy policies before it 's too late .
16 Then it was up to us and the dogs to stalk a heed and chase them in the right direction .
17 It was a very small audience , only about forty people , and he came up to us in the break and told us he loved it and wanted a T-shirt .
18 And your man would come up to us afterwards and say , ‘ Those were some very obscure cover versions you were playing tonight , but I liked a few of them … yeah , quite interesting .
19 ‘ Even over here , ’ tuts Bono , ‘ we get people coming up to us and saying , ‘ Well , I like you … but I do n't really like you because I 'm a mod and you 're not ! ’ ’
20 People come up to us and say , ‘ You 're a joke band , ’ and we are to an extent , but ultimately the joke 's on you .
21 It is up to us all to make sure that good players are brought to the notice of the selectors .
22 ‘ The same thing happened to Arsenal last season after Benfica knocked them out , of the European Cup , but they came with a late run and it 's up to us to do the same .
23 Captain Simon Webster , who leads the side out against Portsmouth tomorrow , said : ‘ It 's up to us now .
24 The intention , says D , is to nurture new performers and broaden the scene 's support base : ‘ It 's up to us , the established people , to bring this thing further and then for the next wave to strengthen it even more . ’
25 Now it is up to us to get customers back . ’
26 ‘ Apparently , it is up to us to uphold the high standards of Riverbank . ’
27 up to us as examples of the kind of living faith which overcomes the pressing difficulties of inner conflict of these kinds .
28 IT 'S up to us to produce better movies .
29 But now it 's up to us to lift ourselves out of it . ’
30 ‘ It is up to us to play to our strengths and try to control the game . ’
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