Example sentences of "have been [vb pp] up to [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has been argued up to now that although word-meaning is in a sense infinitely variable , nonetheless discrete units — ‘ atoms ’ or ‘ quanta ’ of sense — can be identified which at least in some respects are stable across contexts , and which are the appropriate basic units for lexical semantics . |
| 2 | By 1660 , the mill had been built up to quite a substantial and sophisticated concern , now housing three pairs of fulling stocks , dye houses and shearing and warping rooms . |
| 3 | Acidifying droplets can reduce the growth of trees and crops , at concentrations far lower , than had been suspected up to now . |
| 4 | And how many people can be sure of things about themselves when they 've been brought up to please other people ? |
| 5 | What can we learn from twenty prehistoric burial chambers , which we call cists , and which have been uncovered up to now ? |