Example sentences of "[noun pl] up to " in BNC.
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| 31 | The vast majority of teachers are working extremely hard to achieve good results under the national curriculum and our aim is to get all schools up to the standards of the best . |
| 32 | What is wrong , what is wrong with increasing the levels of education in our schools up to the quality and level of education offered by the C T C ? |
| 33 | The house stood at the junction of five roads , and with its precincts formed one side of a triangle , the second side being the pond , and the third the wide steep steps up to the churchyard . |
| 34 | She had only seen him when she had climbed the wooden steps up to the promenade : he was out of sight of the kiosk , waiting across the road , almost hidden in the dark cave of an amusement arcade . |
| 35 | But Mr Tomlinson built his own bonnet , mudguards and steps up to the cab and set in louvred vents either side of the bonnet to let out the heat produced by the massive engine . |
| 36 | City : Sherwood steps up to full listing |
| 37 | On the steps up to the plane a group of irate Peruvians waved tickets as the embattled stewardess tried to explain that there were no seats . |
| 38 | There were six steps up to the tiny stage , Gary would be playing the intro , and with each of the steps Madame would say a woman 's name , fingering one of the rings . |
| 39 | Indeed , they said the small congregation was in favour of demolition as many members were old and infirm and could not climb the steps up to the church . |
| 40 | There were cracks in the walls and the steps up to the entrance had been reduced to an uneven and rocky slope . |
| 41 | The quite steep steps up to the doors took up almost half the pavement . |
| 42 | To overcome this difficulty , the Company built a tunnel and extended the footpath between the canal and the Company 's fence up to the foot of the new canal bridge , and built some steps up to Stratford Road opposite the then new station . |
| 43 | LOU REED steps up to the counter . |
| 44 | I gave it a couple of minutes , then made for the broch and the steps up to the landing where the girls had gone yesterday . |
| 45 | The latest offerings are thought likely to reach 235 MIPS , and will be the last 88100 offerings before the company steps up to Motorola 's next generation 88110 part . |
| 46 | Three old mill stones serve as the steps up to the door of the mill , an aesthetically appealing alternative use for them now that they are no longer required for the purpose for which they were designed . |
| 47 | The building had two front doors , side by side , one for each house , and the steps up to each door were not divided ; an urn full of some kind of greenery stood in the middle of the steps , but there was no attempt at distinction . |
| 48 | Dizzily entranced by the yellow novelty , I floated free as wood smoke and fluttered around the noisy house , while my anaesthetised feet padded cement steps up to the front door . |
| 49 | But it was I who got away to the steps up to the morning room , Francis 's sorry steps . |
| 50 | 7 Turn sharp right after 100 yds to climb steps up to High Cliff ( NT sign ) . |
| 51 | The range starts at 47ft ( 14.3m ) and steps up to a staggering 110ft ( 33.5m ) . |
| 52 | At first she hovered in the farmyard , then she wandered over to the stables and sat on the outside steps up to Louis 's workroom . |
| 53 | There were two or three granite steps up to the front door which had a grubby ‘ Closed ’ notice hung behind its glass panel ; no bell , and no other door . |
| 54 | But Luke was already climbing the stone steps up to the arched front door , and Folly 's question went unheard . |
| 55 | The doctor 's house was on the main square of Chiguana , with three steps up to his door : ‘ to deter the crippled and the halt ’ , he told me , genially . |
| 56 | Opposite her were two steps up to the baize door separating the kitchen quarters from the house . |
| 57 | An officer of the law steps up to me . |
| 58 | Again , the dual imagery of the victorious general and the holy saviour appeared : virtually everyone wore full military or party uniform , and the steps up to the basilica of Saint Barbara were lined with people carrying the palms they had bought for Palm Sunday , six weeks earlier . |
| 59 | It does not include an articulated trailer used as a store despite its having electric power , steps up to it , and lockable shutters : Norfolk Constabulary v Seekings [ 1986 ] Crim LR 167 . |
| 60 | Besides , she was ultimately responsible to Liz for the twins ' welfare , Laura firmly reminded herself as they mounted the wide steps up to the front door of Lady Wyndham 's house . |