Example sentences of "[noun] up to [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | With a shaky sigh , she moved her eyes up to his impassive face . |
| 2 | Bring this loop up to your left wrist and tuck it under the rope tied to that wrist at the point marked B. Once you have pushed a little through , grasp it and place it over your left hand and you will be free once more . |
| 3 | ‘ Good , because it seems , ’ said the colonel , placing his monocle up to his left eye , ‘ that Prescott ’ — he studied a buff form on the desk in front of him before continuing ‘ yes , Private Prescott , may have shot himself in the hand in order to avoid facing the enemy . |
| 4 | Little was done for him in the three years up to his seventeenth birthday when , like so many others , he found companionship and , ironically , the security he craved for by joining the army . |
| 5 | Newcastle had some luck too with the build up to their second goal . |
| 6 | Happily , with some strong thigh 'd bargemen ; Or one o'th' wood-yard , that can quoit the sledge Or toss the bar , or else some lovely squire That carries coals up to her privy lodgings … . |
| 7 | From Mr evidence I assessed her net year earnings up to her fourth year as nine thousand pounds and with a multiplier of one , award that sum . |
| 8 | From the ground up to his revolving papier-mache head he is 5ft 7 1/2 in tall , wears a full uniform , and despite being armed — with a radar gun — bears no resemblance to Robocop . |
| 9 | You know , the difficulty of getting up to the flats , i you know I I suffered from arthritis , and er you know i it was quite a strenuous business to get from the ground up to our own flat . |
| 10 | The topic lasted them all the way back to the Campo San Maurizio and it was not until they were climbing the stairs up to their respective rooms that he let himself say : |
| 11 | He would ply a wealthy traveller with drink until he was besozzled , and then lead the unfortunate traveller up to his best room . |
| 12 | Life up to its old clichés again . |
| 13 | Subsidiary companies included in a valid group income election can pay dividends up to their holding company without having to account for ACT ( s 247(1) ( 2 ) ) . |
| 14 | Because the way the English drive , on the wrong side , with the brim — ’ and to illustrate her point , Madame put a hand up to her right eye , ‘ with the brim comme ça they can not see the oncoming traffic ! ’ |
| 15 | He closed the door behind him , and Shelley stood in the hall for a long time , one hand up to her untidy hair where Miguel had ruffled it . |
| 16 | Li Shai Tung watched the ripples spread across the pool , then put his hand up to his plaited beard , stroking it thoughtfully . |
| 17 | We both know what an outrageously male chauvinist pig you are , Ross — but , in case you have n't guessed , I find it very insulting that you should insinuate that I have somehow slept my way up to my present position ! ’ |
| 18 | If Dounreay intends to use the MTR plant up to its maximum capacity of 900 spent fuel rods per year , discharges will inevitably increase . |
| 19 | As the girl tilted her face up to her tall mother her hat fell off and , the mother 's fingers clasping the head , the hair came loose and fell down the black coat like a cascade of shining water , as soft-looking as a swathe of new mown grass . |
| 20 | Calthrop ’ … one of the two loco 's which were the Light Railway 's sole traction up to its premature demise and named after the nine mile long line 's Chief Engineer . |