Example sentences of "[adv] up [prep] the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And it 's perhaps up to the new civilian C P O to go to the likes of Mick and say I ca n't do this , I have not been trained to do it yet , until I have been trained to do it perhaps P C should continue using his skills . |
| 2 | ‘ It is entirely up to the local education authority to decide what it considered to be the child 's needs , ’ the judge said . |
| 3 | Did John Doe do much up at the Tilberthwaite Mines ? |
| 4 | Sun struck across the room , bounced fiercely up from the shiny surfaces of containers littering the floor and tossed shadows from the drawers and furniture which had been hurled about . |
| 5 | The above arguments lead to the conclusion that the usual initial data for colliding plane waves leads to a unique solution only up to the topological singularities and in regions II and III , and to the ‘ focusing ’ singularity in the interaction region . |
| 6 | There they were brought up by angels , but only up to the ideal age : |
| 7 | The regime had been under strain for some time , not only up in the Syrian heartland but also in far-away Khorasan in northeastern Persia . |
| 8 | The next morning , he laced up his walking boots while Detective Furness , squinting doubtfully up at the cloudy sky , telephoned the mountain rescue post on the other side of the peak to advise the guide of their intentions . |
| 9 | Paul and Blyth had fallen asleep , and Eric was lying with his hands behind his neck , staring drowsily up at the bright blue . |
| 10 | Because largely up to the present time in the er , as far as older people are concerned , then the only alternative to the current truth , and direct provider of services , has been the straight private sector . |
| 11 | The nose-tingling aroma of rosemary in itself is enough to banish catarrh and sinus infections as it trickles coolly up into the nasal cavities and spreads behind the cheekbones and forehead . |
| 12 | Away up across the overhead bridge here you cross the you know the overhead bridge |
| 13 | Then he looked peacefully up at the white ceiling again . |
| 14 | In the main it is the superstar golfers that the camera catches in the classic position halfway on the downswing with the hands almost in the hitting area and the clubhead still up by the right shoulder . |
| 15 | There was Mr and then a bit further up on the right hand side was a fella who used to have the contract for making the bread for the |
| 16 | Managers are responsible for providing their people with development opportunities , but it is always up to the individual person to take the opportunities on offer and make something of them . |
| 17 | She walked quickly up to the front door , opened it , turned and waved . |
| 18 | provide a general education for those who do not go to grammar schools , usually up to the minimum school leaving age ( though pupils can stay on longer ) . |
| 19 | Once up in the front line , troops found that life had been reduced , in the words of a Beaux Arts professor serving with the Territorials , ‘ to a struggle between the artillerymen and the navvy , between the cannon and the mound of earth ’ All day long the enemy guns worked at levelling the holes laboriously scraped out the previous night . |
| 20 | I trust you 'll find the other one to your satisfaction , though I fear it 's hardly up to the five-star standards you 're doubtless accustomed to . ’ |
| 21 | The girl smiled shyly up at the big man behind the wheel and got a friendly grin in return . |
| 22 | That night El-ahrairah came out of the marshes of Kelfazin and went secretly up to the great ditch . |
| 23 | She turned and walked slowly up to the front door of the villa . |
| 24 | Together they walked slowly up towards the great house , Artemis lagging slightly behind to try and avoid conversation . |
| 25 | Benny walked slowly up towards the high seats at the back where she thought she might be more inconspicuous . |
| 26 | ( Usually this is the pilot 's fault for holding the glider down too much during the initial climb , or failing to get right up into the normal angle of climb . ) |
| 27 | On sale will be everything from MODELS of luxury cruisers … right up to the real thing . |
| 28 | Across Fourth Avenue , right up to the inner perimeter round B area . |
| 29 | The Kaszubes are part of the ancient complex of Slav tribes who had occupied the southern Baltic shores right up to the Danish borders some time around the fifth and seventh centuries AD . |
| 30 | Senior managers are required to coordinate the work of subordinates by having authority over a wider area of work , right up to the chief executive and board of directors . |