Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pron] up to " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Thursday at the 17th Arnold knocks it up to an identical spot and says , ‘ What club is it , Tip ? ’ |
| 2 | While Kathleen wired him up to a monitor and put in an intravenous line , Ben ran gentle fingers over the boy . |
| 3 | Yeah , and that used to be our strength before , er that 's the sphere of operations done before the there was more , if you like , , technology , shall we say , associated with varying sort of manual valves than what there is power valves , in other words power valves offers it up to people like , or |
| 4 | When the balance is correct then you just sit and ride forward with your legs closed gently round the horse riding him up to a soft contact on the reins . |
| 5 | An eery echoing spiralling climb of 168 steps took me up to the light itself and 180 degree views stretching to hazy nothingness to the west and north ; Harris hills to the south-west ; the Cuillins of Skye to the south and the mainland mountains to the east . |
| 6 | For just £5 the Japan Pass discount card saves you up to £5 off each of 125 Japan Festival events nationwide . |
| 7 | Sally-Anne tossed her head at this , and repeated that it was all nothing — ‘ And really you should not make such a fuss over so little ’ — but all the same she was happy to let Matey help her up to bed ; she felt strangely weak , and the thought of Sunday lunch and washing up , and all the work to be done before the day was over , made her feel worse than ever . |
| 8 | The red-haired baby with the bright blue eyes heaves himself up to a standing position , staggers , then sits down abruptly with a look of mild surprise . |
| 9 | Once it was home , the stalwart Alan helped me up to the loft with it , where it awaits my occupation in due course . |
| 10 | They saw a news item about the deaths on television and advised Gore to give himself up to police . |
| 11 | With an effort Shannon pulled herself up to her full five-feet-three-inch height , desperately striving for some sort of dignity , even though she was shivering all over . |
| 12 | Yet most of the buildings we see today date from the 12th century or later — Henry II 's great medieval fortress , strengthened in the 13th century , was remodelled by Georgian and Victorian engineers to keep it up to date . |
| 13 | ‘ My parents brought me up to — ’ |
| 14 | It only remained then , in this tight little half-hour programme , for David Attenborough to bring us up to date on the mountain gorillas of Rwanda — they are mainly alive and moderately well but not thanks to poachers — and for Mr Soper to have a fleeting swipe at the conservation intentions of the government , and it was all over . |
| 15 | We will of course keep you up to date : any development in the Gulf erm during the next erm fifty minutes or so , so stay tuned . |
| 16 | As Mrs Giffen showed me up to my room , she smiled and said , ‘ Is n't it wonderful ? |
| 17 | ‘ Like I said , ’ he explained , ‘ after those last months in Sweden , the Ruskis made me up to Captain . |
| 18 | Roger Sanderson wants the Forest of Dean Commoners Association … a grouping of sheep farmers … to keep better control of their animals so they do n't stray onto the industrial estate and roads.The right to graze the Forest of Dean dates back thousands of years , and it 's jealously guarded by the commoners.They say its up to the businessmen to fence the sheep out if they 're proving troublesome : |
| 19 | But in my early days it was quite common for some of the old horsemen to walk anything up to two or three miles , and sometimes more , to bring harness down to the shop . |
| 20 | In turn , the teacher keeps herself up to date and maintains an active interest in motivating and guiding the learner . |
| 21 | Horribly aware of her own dishevelled state , her tousled hair tumbling about her flushed cheeks , Rory pulled herself up to her full height , summoning up all the strength she possessed to glare regally back at him . |
| 22 | Sensing that he had the attention of the warriors the flagellant pulled himself up to his full height . |
| 23 | ‘ Has Candy put you up to this ? ’ |
| 24 | ‘ It 's our Ernest put you up to this , ’ Sarah interrupted . |
| 25 | The rebels gave themselves up to loyal officers later that day . |
| 26 | If a teacher leaves it up to the pupils to work on their own initiative , will they miss out on essential skills while coming to grips with being responsible for their own learning ? |
| 27 | LINDA NEWMAN KEEPS YOU UP TO DATE WITH ALL THOSE MATTERS THAT AFFECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND TAKES A LOOK AT THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS |
| 28 | LINDA NEWMAN KEEPS YOU UP TO DATE WITH ALL THOSE MATTERS THAT AFFECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND TAKES A LOOK AT THE LATEST PRODUCTS AND FORTHCOMING EVENTS |
| 29 | the bit takes it up to the |
| 30 | Dauntless drew himself up to his full height , causing the woman to squint up at him . |