Example sentences of "[adv] [to-vb] up [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | If I am daft enough to tackle up in those conditions I usually go to sleep and hope I wake up to a change for the better . |
2 | The forceplate is sensitive enough to pick up forces from the heartbeat of someone standing on it , and robust enough to measure up to five tons of horse trotting past . |
3 | He clambers over the top of the car , with Betty holding his feet , only to end up with two shoes in her hands . |
4 | Legislative pressures : ‘ As in so many areas of our industry , we have to move fast to keep up with changing laws , ’ adds Dent . |
5 | In September 1976 , he evinced some good intentions : In practice , however , Carter failed miserably to live up to these sentiments . |