Example sentences of "[be] up to [pos pn] [noun] in " in BNC.
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1 | because they must be up to their eyes in debt |
2 | Anyway , if Killarney decide to allow the Down Royal executive a free date we should be up to our ears in runners . |
3 | He seemed to be up to his eyes in paintings , painters , painting materials , and even painters ' jokes … |
4 | ‘ Floyd the private person wants to be up to my waist in water with a fishing rod , ’ he said . |
5 | You 'd take a lovely walk down the field and then suddenly you 'd be up to your knees in a bog . |