Example sentences of "it be up [prep] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Do you think it would be a good idea to privatize planning control in the sense of letting it be up to developers to choose whether they should go ahead or not on the basis of what they conceive to be constraints , or that that should be within the entire realm of the local planning authority ?
2 Well I er do n't agree that there has been er understaffing and in the statement which I made to the House today I was able to point out what a very big increase in er the total complement of the prison officers has taken place during recent years , but it 's up to Lord Justice Woolf to look in to whatever evidence is put before him , it 's for him to look at the terms of reference and he will no doubt decide what is relevant and what is not .
3 As I see it , it 's up to Peggy , and knowing her I ca n't see that she 'd let anything happen that was n't above board . ’
4 It 's up to Zoe to tell her .
5 He paused , and said , ‘ So it 's up to Mick Crackbene then , is n't it ? ’
6 Well it 's up to Stan to yeah to have a go he 's got the pace he 's the quickest man on the field probably .
7 A lot of women here have said it 's up to women , it 's up to mothers
8 It 's up to women to change attitudes and if our protest makes one woman think , then it 's a victory .
9 It 's up to Peter what he does .
10 If that were the case then I would say to you that there must be some exceptions to it and the one exception I am particularly concerned with , and it 's up to others to bring forward their particular exceptions , is that of rural affordable housing .
11 Now it 's up to Stewart , whatever he blooming took !
12 And then erm it 's up to Road Police Station to deal with it .
13 It 's up to mothers to try to change the next generation — I will be teaching my son to wash , iron and darn . ’
14 A lot of women here have said it 's up to women , it 's up to mothers
15 It 's up to mothers to protect the youngest and most vunerable .
16 Major sponsors Elf , the French petrol suppliers with 800 filling stations in Britain , told me : ‘ It 's up to Frank Williams to sort it out .
17 ‘ But everybody seems to want me to stay on — it 's up to Frank to give me the nod and I will sign . ’
18 It 's up to teams to exploit this opportunity .
19 It 's up to parents to make sure kids do n't eat them , ’ a company representative said .
20 It 's up to Terry and Rog are to decide how he 's got to safely man the job .
21 Graham , however , refused to discuss the possible ramifications of the case , only saying : ‘ It 's up to England how they deal with Ian Wright .
22 The banks say the Phoenix survey is too small to be representative but insist it 's up to customers to check statements .
23 He has made his suggestions , not statements , and now it 's up to readers to interpret them as they will .
24 Yeah , so it 's up to Bev what she does about it but I mean I 'm bloody pissed off with it .
25 Now it 's up to Wednesday to complete Sheffield 's cup charge tonight .
26 Blues boss Ian Porterfield admitted : ‘ It 's up to Kevin to keep playing well . ’
27 But , it 's up to organisations like the ones we work for to respond to that and to not be doing the planning on behalf of other people .
28 It 's up to George now .
29 It 's up to Linfield then whether they agree a price with Glentoran or go to a tribunal . ’
30 ‘ No ; it 's up to Eddie and Rachel to talk to her . ’
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