Example sentences of "be [adv] up [prep] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They could imagine what conditions must be like up in the mountains , having done their stint in the sticks at one time or another . |
| 2 | I 'm either up in the clouds or down in the dumps — you ought to know that by now . |
| 3 | It is not up to the villagers what programs will be organized . |
| 4 | If someone 's performance is not up to the standards set by the injunctions , no allowances are made , even if they are doing their best to cope with severe or even impossible demands . |
| 5 | It is largely up to the banks themselves to decide on the ratio that they consider to be ‘ prudent ’ : i.e. the ratio that provides them with enough liquid assets to enable them to meet any demands for cash . |
| 6 | She always wanted to be a vet , but she 's not up to the exams . |
| 7 | You see , it 's not up to the participants to come in the right mood . |
| 8 | As Lloyd points out , ‘ In effect it is now up to the police to exercise their political judgement about our freedom to demonstrate ’ ( 1989:260 ) . |
| 9 | It 's now up to the players to buck their ideas up and bounce back . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ He plays for a mixed side in his spare time and is well up with the rules which is pretty useful because they seem to change every couple of months . ’ |
| 11 | But they are taking the view that they will only provide the service equipment , that 's the cabling and the installation and what have you , but not the cameras and that it 's again up to the Police Authority to provide the cameras . |
| 12 | ‘ Before the accident I was right up with the leaders , ’ he said . |
| 13 | Favourite backers had few anxious moments about the narrow margins involved in their investment , however , as Pencader was always up with the leaders and quickened at the furlong pole to score by two lengths . |
| 14 | The son of Rainbow Quest was always up with the leaders that day , clearly enjoying himself on the easy ground and eventually racing three and a half lengths clear . |
| 15 | It was primarily up to the women to devise strategies for saving money , especially within spheres of expenditure that they both managed and controlled . |