Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] up to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We climbed the rickety wooden stairs that led up to a balcony ; as we did so , one of the eunuchs blew a kiss at me and the others burst out laughing . |
| 2 | Ruth asked as they strolled through the formal gardens towards a flight of stone steps that led up to a forest of dense green pine trees offering shade and coolness . |
| 3 | Wiping or scrubbing with the arm fully extended is less efficient than squaring up to a job and wiping an area slightly offset from the vertical bodycentreline . |
| 4 | Sometimes men in mackintoshes stared in at the bookshop windows as if building up to a flash . |
| 5 | PV the number of pages per volume for paper and microfilm up to a maximum of 9999 , in this format : |
| 6 | Falling donations have forced Greenpeace International to cut its 1993 budget from $36 million to $27 million , sell the largest of its seven ships , and make up to a quarter of its 500 campaigners redundant . |
| 7 | He and David Hemmings got on very well and got up to a lot of mischievous things . |
| 8 | Last night started out with spilt acid and built up to a pellmell slide down stairs , across motorways , into a baby shop , on out-of-control roller-skates . |
| 9 | I turned right and walked up to a crossroads where two shops and a bar were open ; I could n't go in because I had no money , so I continued up the road . |
| 10 | ‘ We sleep with the windows tight shut and wake up to a room that is absolutely fresh , ’ says Edward . |
| 11 | He may be a grandfather who has survived heart surgery and likes nothing better than spending time with his family but , like a retired gunslinger who can only be pushed so far , he gives the impression of still being capable of strapping on a Colt 45 and facing up to a gaggle of tobacco-stained desperadoes . |
| 12 | He also has a motorcycle , and owns up to a passion for all kinds of biker gear . |
| 13 | The sloop apparently ran straight on to the top of the bank under sail in spite of the fact that the top of the bank is 10 m ( 30 ft ) above the level of high spring tides.Jutson ( 1939 ) has pointed to a series of generally narrow platforms cut mainly in almost horizontal rocks in New South Wales and extending up to a height of 10 m ( 30 ft ) or more . |
| 14 | Edward was now drawing a diagram of a feather on the board — with some difficulty and much rubbing out — to illustrate its complexity and lead up to a discussion of the evolution of birds . |
| 15 | Thus there are elements of both substitutability and complementarity in the services provided by the futures and forward contracts , and the two markets , while competing up to a point can also synergistically reinforce each other . |
| 16 | But he showed much improved form when stepped up to a mile and three quarters , and is definitely worth opposing over this trip at such a short price . |