Example sentences of "up to his [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But just in case the bed failed to live up to his claims , Dr Graham wisely installed a more familiar sexual stimulus in the form of Emily Lyon , who took the form of Hygeia and danced naked for the clientele . |
| 2 | Does this suggest that Mr Patten should stand up to his critics ? |
| 3 | He was very brave about the whole thing , crawling up to his feet and telling me it did n't hurt a bit . |
| 4 | Heaving his body up to his feet he left his cool sanctuary and ambled over towards them . |
| 5 | Martin had pulled himself up to his feet now and he held on to the back of the chair as he nodded at her , then watched her go towards the door . |
| 6 | A bottle swept up to his feet and rolled in a rock pool . |
| 7 | Next comes grandson William Gylby , wealthy London lawyer who made great strides , increasing the size of the island to over 1,500 acres by his death in 1744 , and having the dubious distinction of attempting to reduce the troublesome rat population by having them killed , dressed and offered up to his tenants and workmen to eat . |
| 8 | He had , once he left school , gone to university and lived up to his parents ' expectations by gaining a law degree with honours . |
| 9 | His wrists up to his elbows were closely covered with coral bangles , so were his ankles … his breast was completely hidden from view by the coral beads encircling his neck . |
| 10 | Immediately the mud sucked him in up to his ankles . |
| 11 | Martin netted a peach of a goal within 17 minutes of his debut at Walsall on January 2 , but he only managed one more goal in the following seven appearances and failed to live up to his Hammers pedigree — he had played for the West ham first team on three occasions . |
| 12 | A carload of friends and relations drive up to his premises , sign a visitors ' book and ring for service . |
| 13 | Reynolds was a notable conversationalist , well able to stand up to his friends , who included Samuel Johnson and Edmund Burke . |
| 14 | He was also a member of the Mafia , and he was up to his eyeballs in drugs . |
| 15 | The mother was an unmarried girl by the name of Mercy Barnett , a whatever'sstreet trader 's daughter , ill used by a seaman who had made off to the other side of the world rather than face up to his responsibilities . |
| 16 | They did a crafty one — one came out and a woman came in , very nice , telling him he had to face up to his responsibilities , she said she 'd help us , they 'd get him a job , they 'd pay his rent and he had to move in with me for a month 's trial . |
| 17 | ‘ No , more than that — a man who lacked the guts to face up to his responsibilities . |
| 18 | The infusion of desire that rushed her was so immense that she obeyed instantly , drawing her legs up to his hips . |
| 19 | It was a startling promise , stimulated perhaps by the fact that he did not have to reveal his name and live up to his words . |
| 20 | The Bogyoke certainly lived up to his words . |
| 21 | And how he could work up to his thighs in water in a two-foot seam of coal . |
| 22 | Many a teenager has been drawn into behaviour he would rather have avoided simply because he finds himself unable to stand up to his peers or to be the one who is ‘ different ’ . |
| 23 | He asked me to hold the coffee up to his lips and I was gone . |
| 24 | Annie laughed once more as Billy put a hand up to his lips in mock horror and then her face suddenly flushed as she realised he was appraising her . |
| 25 | " But it was my fault , " Patrick continued , wrapping his hands around the cup , bringing it up to his lips as if to hide his face . |
| 26 | He brought his drink up to his lips with the other . |
| 27 | He had his finger up to his lips as a warning to Colley , but his eyes were on the stranger standing in the doorway . |
| 28 | As he said it , Gabriel 's eye was caught by Lucie who put a finger up to his lips as if to say , ‘ Do n't argue . ’ |
| 29 | He brought a dirty finger up to his lips . |
| 30 | He made a model to test his ideas and it lived up to his expectations . |