Example sentences of "[vb infin] [to-vb] up to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the party is over members of the bridal party , and guests , may want to go up to the speakers and personally thank them , complimenting them on a good , amusing speech . |
| 2 | Do you want to come up to the window where you can see ? |
| 3 | I 'd like to go up to the house . |
| 4 | She asked : ‘ Would you like to come up to the top of the house , to my office ? |
| 5 | She did n't like to own up to the fact that she now stood a little in awe of him , and she had never felt like that with either Mr Martin or his father before him because , in their own ways , they had both been free and easy . |
| 6 | Going back to the agents up in the town , the boatmen to get information about a ship coming in they would have to go up to the town |
| 7 | They would have to go up to the town , yes |
| 8 | Do these all have to go up to the tower ? ’ |
| 9 | I might have to walk up to the pier to find a bin . ’ |
| 10 | But naturally not even legitimate authorities always succeed , nor do they always try to live up to the ideal . |
| 11 | I 'm afraid you 'll have to wake up to the fact that that kind of man from that kind of a family would n't know the meaning of love . ’ |
| 12 | Beyen argued that in the long term the ‘ sector ’ approach to co-operation would have to face up to the need for an all-embracing ‘ common market ’ reducing all trade barriers between the Six . |
| 13 | But then it would have to face up to the fact that , by comparison with much of the rest of the world , it would grow steadily poorer with no chance of arresting that trend until well into the next century . |
| 14 | The Queen for her own part will have to face up to the fact that , however perfect her public role , she has dismally failed in private to give her children the guidance they needed for stable marriages . |
| 15 | ‘ No , I 'm afraid I ca n't — and I 'm also afraid that you might have to face up to the fact that Silas has n't got private talks in mind , ’ Lucy pointed out gently . |
| 16 | She 'll just have to face up to the fact that he 's guilty , I 'm afraid . ’ |
| 17 | Somehow he 'd have to get up to the wood today to fetch down his Dad 's clippers and wire . |
| 18 | He said , ‘ You 're useless , you need n't bother to turn up to the exams ’ , because he thinks I 'm going to fail . |
| 19 | Finally , the high turnover at the polls might be indicative of changes in the local population , or prudential calculations amongst particular electors as to whether it was worth one 's while trying to exercise one 's right to vote ( on the logic that people will not bother to turn up to the poll if they believe their preferred candidates have no chance of success ) ; it could equally well be indicative of various forms of electoral manipulation and influence , such as the artificial creation of new electors , the ability of returning officers to prevent one side 's supporters from polling , or the ability of some members of the local elite to " persuade " electors not to register a vote in opposition to their wishes . |
| 20 | ‘ Can you manage to get up to the house under your own steam while I bring up the food ? ’ |
| 21 | I suppose some people might have but I think I did n't really want to face up to the fact that he might have been that man on the beach . ’ |
| 22 | The book itself tries to exist away from the markers in the margins , yet ca n't seem to live up to the chapter heading promises . |
| 23 | ‘ I wonder if you 'd care to come up to the stable at the house and help me box a pair of geldings of mine ? ’ he was inquiring . |