Example sentences of "all add up to " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be a cliché , but the compactness , the lack of weight , abundance and responsiveness of power , massively powerful brakes and rigidity of suspension all add up to a car that feels very much like a big kart . |
| 2 | Wage and salary awards , high interest charges , the rise in VAT and general inflation all add up to increased overheads , which are reflected in the price of a funeral . |
| 3 | A Whether they come in through the letterbox , under the door or around the windows , draughts all add up to a large heating bill . |
| 4 | Each separate printing from the same type-setting is an impression , first , second , fifth or tenth ; but they all add up to one edition . |
| 5 | In recent years , it 's been nice to know that I could decide to take my wife Lizzie on Concorde and not have to ask permission from the bank manager , but I 've never really gone in for extravagances — they all add up to too many paper rounds . |
| 6 | The lovely oriel windows , the shapely gables , the cobbled streets , the carved doorways , the murals and frescoes , all add up to an artistic totality . |
| 7 | The different combinations of colour , beautiful designs , textures , fibres and weaves all add up to a vast range of fabrics from which to choose and at enormously varying prices . |
| 8 | brand-names , chewed gum-wads : all add up to something |