Example sentences of "up [adv] to do " in BNC.
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| 1 | I stayed up late to clear things up , and got up early to do the same thing . |
| 2 | She was working on the two o'clock to ten o'clock shift at the factory and on the Tuesday morning was up early to do some ironing , then she began to prepare the midday meal for herself and her mother and father , and Aunt Carrie who was visiting them . |
| 3 | He sits up straight to do up the buttons or velcro fastenings . |
| 4 | Well that 's debatable I think they 've got plenty of people up here to do it it 's just that they do n't want to do it . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't want no money from you , ’ said Linda , ‘ I do n't trust yer , Mr Cousins , I bet yer up 'ere to do thievin' . ’ |
| 6 | Even if you do claim you went up there to do him in ! |
| 7 | Yes he has , he 's just been up there to do them cos he thought he might be going to school now he 's decided he 's not so we 'll put the school clothes away again . |
| 8 | I was busy cooking , blissing out on the aroma of cod in a yoghurt and fresh coriander sauce , and was n't really listening , but through the vapours there penetrated the fact that in Derbyshire they were queuing up recently to do a route on Raven Tor which is ‘ easy 8a , ’ in order to get into a book which David Jones has assembled on climbers — particularly those who can climb 8a . |