Example sentences of "[adv] been up " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she turned her face towards him there was a twinkle in her round brown eyes and a touch of sarcasm in her tone as she answered , ‘ No , sergeant , no ; I 've only been up since half-past six . |
| 2 | They 've i , only been up about four or five years ! |
| 3 | He 's only been up since quarter to three |
| 4 | Frank Sinatra , pacing the sound stage in his elevator shoes , explained they had all been up late the night before and that their performance might leave something to be desired . |
| 5 | She knew she had been dismissed from Algox because she had not been up for grabs . |
| 6 | Some students may need only to make good on areas where their performance has not been up to the Compact mark , others may need to negotiate the complete range of Compact goals at this level . |
| 7 | Have you not been up the ramp before ? |
| 8 | I am sorry I have not been up to see you but , as you know , I have no job and therefore no income and no car , so life is both difficult and cold ( as I can not keep the heating on at home all day ) . |
| 9 | McCallen has been having problems with the RVF Honda for which he had a new engine during final practice and as a result , his times have not been up to scratch . |
| 10 | The larks had not been up long when the first cars began filtering into the parks . |
| 11 | ‘ Not been up to anything . |
| 12 | Wright is not that much of a loss — in the games he has played for the national team which i have seen he has not been up to par . |
| 13 | And our all round cricket has not been up to standard . ’ |
| 14 | I 've not been up the garden at the back but those on the front are . |
| 15 | they only need washing , I mean I might be wrong , they might have , they might have gone funny , but I doubt it they 've not been up there that long really only about two |
| 16 | It 's 0700 on the 30 June and my body has already been up for an hour and run four miles . |
| 17 | I 've already been up at your |
| 18 | ‘ You 've already been up all night . |
| 19 | A porter had already been up to the suite with their luggage , she noted , as she observed that off the sitting-room — with French windows to a balcony between — were two other doors . |
| 20 | ‘ I just been up the school , ’ answered Nelly , undoing her coat . |
| 21 | I 'd say , nothing , we 've just been up there , and he 'd smack us across the chops with the er gloves , and say , go on , and do n't let me see you here again . |
| 22 | ‘ Look dear , Joe 's just been up with a tray of sumptuous goodies . |
| 23 | Yes he has , he 's just been up there to do them cos he thought he might be going to school now he 's decided he 's not so we 'll put the school clothes away again . |
| 24 | said I 've no qualms about 'em , and yet he 's , somebody that votes for bloody Green Party , eh , he 's just been up and voted for Green Party , I said I 'd of stopped at home if I was you |
| 25 | I 've just been up to Tesco 's . |
| 26 | It 's just been up the woman 's puss ! |
| 27 | I 've just been up to the Wembley exhibition of word processor , and one of the things I noticed there was the increasing number of processors and packages which I think you would describe as friendly or at least semi-friendly to , to help people . |
| 28 | Have you ever been up to Clogwyn Du'r Arddu in the pouring rain and the vilest weather ? |
| 29 | Maya said , ‘ You ever been up in a helicopter ? ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Have you ever been up there yourself ? ’ she wanted to know . |