Example sentences of "[vb infin] up to [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as a human baby may draw comfort from sucking a dummy , so occasionally a baby elephant will sidle up to a young female and suck her milkless nipple . |
| 2 | ‘ It 's called feminism , ’ said Henry , ‘ and I hope you never get it , because it is absolutely awful and it makes you swell up to an enormous size and when you have it really badly you go round bonking men on the head and blaming them for everything . |
| 3 | Whatever figure you choose , you can then borrow up to a given multiple of that amount whenever you like , either in a lump sum or in small irregular amounts . |
| 4 | She did n't feel up to a zealous dyke conversion . |
| 5 | In this situation you should gradually work up to the 20-minute target . |
| 6 | You will probably find that the sander will not work up to the very edge of the floor , so you will have to hire a smaller unit to finish off the job . |
| 7 | His speech is the latest in a series which will run up to the Scottish party conference in May at which a booklet containing all his speeches will be on sale to the party faithful . |
| 8 | If you do take a paid job , bear in mind that although you can earn up to a certain amount per week without affecting your state pension your wages will also be subject to income tax . |
| 9 | If you draw your pension , you can earn up to a certain amount a week without affecting it . |
| 10 | Will he contrast that with the words of the Leader of the Opposition to the effect that Labour would sign up to a single currency now , irrevocably ? |
| 11 | Nothing and no one could measure up to the beautiful goodness , attractive goodness she saw in its ideal perfection in Jesus Christ . |
| 12 | So does Foinavon measure up to the magic figure ? |
| 13 | We must face up to the harsh fact that the present social and economic pattern of farming in the EEC can no longer be maintained . |
| 14 | Rather than face up to the horrendous alienation implied by such strong electoral support for Sinn Fein , the Government has closed its eyes and now compels the population to do the same . |
| 15 | Often people will move up to a better word processor or spreadsheet , but will want to carry on using the other applications in their integrated package . |
| 16 | Having raised turnover from £9m at its float six years ago to £118m last year , the 165-year-old group has outgrown the unlisted securities market and will move up to a full quote in May . |
| 17 | Now let's move up to the next port of call , which is Station . |
| 18 | If you still can not reach up to the extreme end and determine that the burrow is now empty you must reintroduce your line ferret once more to do the job for you . |
| 19 | Headline is doing lots of advertising , which will link up to the new hardback in September and the next paperback in December — a Koontz autumn programme . |
| 20 | The two slower movements come off better , but even here the playing , thoughtful though it is , does not match up to the rapt quality which the finest artists achieve in this music , and the Scherzo surprisingly fails to take flight ( its Trio is plain dull ) . |
| 21 | She discovered that she was afraid of getting close , afraid of being betrayed , afraid of finding that a relationship did not solve all her problems , afraid of feeling trapped , afraid of ‘ disappearing ’ as a person , afraid of admitting that men were not all bad , afraid of losing her friends , afraid of having no more goals in life , afraid of giving up her unhappiness , afraid he might die , afraid of feeling dependent , afraid of sexual intimacy , afraid of letting go of the past , afraid that reality would not match up to the glorious fantasy … . |
| 22 | Expatriates may feel that Britain has gone ‘ downhill ’ while they have been away and homecoming does not match up to the good life abroad . |
| 23 | The end result did n't match up to the pre-race hype . |
| 24 | At tissue level , the end point of good healing is scar tissue , which does not match up to the original tissue lost in injury . |
| 25 | It is on this point that participant observation in practice very often does not match up to the ideal form and some consideration should be given to the situation arising . |
| 26 | Does a certain relationship retain its explanatory power for a number of countries rather than just for one — can it stand up to a comparative analysis ? |
| 27 | With a plastic top affixed to a metal base the ME6 looks and feels like it will stand up to a fair bit of punishment . |
| 28 | It 's a lucky force of archers indeed that can stand up to a determined push by even indifferent infantry in a long melee . |
| 29 | There is an ugly lump on his right fist and Thornton does n't sound too confident when asked whether it would stand up to a hard fight . |
| 30 | Mr Mario Cuomo , New York 's governor , has led the way in showing that a politician can stand up to the capital-punishment lobby . |