Example sentences of "have been up " in BNC.
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| 1 | This retreat into the safety of headquarters with its separation from reality is the route for these ‘ bastards with no teeth ’ ; it is the rightful place for those ‘ nine-til-five administrators who turn up when real polises have been up and at it for hours , and then ask their daft questions because of their lack of practical experience ’ . |
| 2 | Nonetheless , the fact that there have been up to a score of document leaks in the past month means the report is being given widespread credence . |
| 3 | Nonetheless , the fact that there have been up to a score of document leaks in the past month means the report is being given widespread credence . |
| 4 | When you have been up for half an hour on a normal working day , how do you feel ? |
| 5 | If you take into account the fact that I have been up till after midnight every night since Monday , that I have a cold , and that that morning I had been talking on a sore throat from 9.30 to 1 o'clock , perhaps you will understand . ’ |
| 6 | So yourself and O'Gorman have been up to something ? |
| 7 | ‘ There are many instances where UK investment and product costs have been up to twenty per cent below other European countries , but the investment has still been located on the continent because of unfair political pressures and highly discriminatory practices , ’ he added to gasps of pained surprise . |
| 8 | WHILE our attention has been on the General Election and its aftermath , the Serbs have been up to their old tricks . |
| 9 | Ignore how you feel when you first wake and take note instead of how you feel after you have been up for about ten minutes — many people find those first waking moments difficult to cope with . |
| 10 | Honestly I have been Up To My Eyes in it recently . |
| 11 | The Franks have been up mountains and down valleys , floated around idyllic lakes and cruised through the staggeringly beautiful ( see The Prisoner -meets-Brothers Grimm ) town of Salzburg , they 've even mimed in a restaurant hall which provides the definitive ‘ Sound Of Music Dinner Show ’ , during which tourists can dine on ‘ cream-coloured ponies ’ . |
| 12 | As manager Andy Roxburgh says : ‘ We have been up to our elbows in accomplished defenders . |
| 13 | Warwickshire have been up there in the Championship frame again . |
| 14 | ‘ Before , the tariffs did n't reflect our demand patterns , and the savings averaged have been up to 20% over what they would have been . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ No prizes for guessing what you two have been up to ! |
| 16 | ‘ Some of us have been up since six-thirty and I like to read . |
| 17 | When you have experienced past disappointments , hardship and disillusionment , you know you have been up and down on life 's waves . |
| 18 | With regard to the flats I mean , one o erm the flats have been up since the late sixties and erm now they 're gon na be coming down . |
| 19 | Agreed , the weekend trade is down but residential courses have been up 10% and day courses up 50% this year . |
| 20 | Posh have been up for grabs since last year and chairman John Devaney , a property magnate and ex-Oxford director , will sell if the price is right . |
| 21 | You know young Neil Lewis coming in for a game like this is tremendous performance and Michael Whitlow and Colin Hill have been up against it but they 've worked hard and I think it 's been a great game and er one nil probably does n't er justify both sides . |
| 22 | Official signs for a cycle path connecting Baird Road , Ratho Station , to the minor road from Ratho to Newbridge have been up for some time . |
| 23 | So let's hear what jolly japes you and George have been up to since then . ’ |
| 24 | The C E C have had twelve months , the sections have been up and running , they should have learnt from the experiences over the last twelve months because all that they 've done is presented us with the same document with the exclusion of the one issue of the two year conference . |
| 25 | But I have been up all night comma , too tired , but I was really homesick . |
| 26 | The posters have been up for weeks … when the powerboat circus comes to town … the streets and squares close down … everyone makes for the river … every bridge … and every balcony becomes a grandstand … a ring side seat for the big race … |
| 27 | Bob Shepton says that they sailed the atlantic and have been up to greenland so this was what was left to do … |
| 28 | Kerry Lee and her sister Janine known in clubland as Ritzy have been up to their ears in exams of late . |
| 29 | ‘ I suppose so many have been up here since Mowbray 's fall , I doubt we will find anything . ’ |
| 30 | The police have been up several times , you know that attache case I said the dustman found that time ? |