Example sentences of "[pron] was [verb] up to [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Through the communicating voice tube I was invited up to the bridge . |
| 2 | A few days ago when I was hooked up to a foetal monitor , a midwife rushed in , not to ask how I was , but to see if I knew the latest on the war . |
| 3 | I was wrapped up to the eyes when I went u down to put my walking boots on as well because they 're comfortable and there were people going going round in their shellsuits and you know I must be feeling the cold more now . |
| 4 | I was bellied up to the bar with the crowd of bobby-soxers and crewcuts . |
| 5 | She gave every indication that she was fed up to the teeth . |
| 6 | Yvonne seemed silently furious , then announced she was going up to the lifeboat shed to buy some souvenir crap or whatever . |
| 7 | The next day she was signed up to the top model agency Storm — and the day after that she started her modelling career . |
| 8 | As she was drugged up to the eyeballs on arrival , she had n't yet gone into shock but they were expecting it and , if she survived , then miracles could be performed . |
| 9 | Spurs have called reserve team striker John Hendry into the squad , plus Nicky Barmby , who was called up to the England Under-21 squad this week . |
| 10 | As the younger one was reaching up to the mantlepiece with the flowers , her frock caught fire ; her sister ran to her aid , and soon both girls were engulfed in the flames . |
| 11 | It was pushed up to the top of the page . |
| 12 | I noticed that the Barwick men took no chances this time ; as the pole lay in the field it was wired up to an electronic burglar alarm system , but they still took it in turns to sit up and keep an eye on it . |
| 13 | I left him to his problems because it was coming up to the time when Emil had said the crew should board the train , and I was due back in the coffee shop . |
| 14 | Returning to his cab , he reversed in until he was backed up to a smaller , mustard-coloured van in the adjoining space behind . |
| 15 | When he turned , he saw that he was backed up to a young man with crinkly hair and a baggy silk suit , sleeves turned back to mid-forearm . |
| 16 | He was dancing up to the youngest dog again , sideways this time , head on one side , goading him . |
| 17 | Now he 'd told me he was going up to the Cathedral . |