Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv prt] [prep] the high [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 Concentrate instead on your own reputation by continuing to live up to the high standards you always set yourself .
2 If Charlton does stay on after the World Cup , he 'll find it hard to live up to the high standards he has set .
3 It sounded an ideal way to explore some of the remoter parts of this region , but our time was limited and we wanted to move on to the higher mountains .
4 Calero said he had never heard of it , except to read about it : ‘ Was that the one we were supposed to blow up on the high seas ? ’
5 If you want to head off into the higher mountains , cross-country skiing is n't the best sport for children : the effort , though not strenuous , is constant , and children under ten could tire if asked to ski for longer than a half-day .
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