Example sentences of "been [vb pp] up to the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The steady increase in the number of complaints against members of the Bar mentioned in last year 's report has continued ; 262 complaints having been received up to the end of September . |
| 2 | The steady increase in complaints against members of the Bar mentioned in last year 's Report has continued , 262 complaints having been received up to the end of September . |
| 3 | Though Musgrave did not bring himself to ask the soldier what he had seen , his impression was ‘ that Aimable had not been fattened up to the mark of the visitor 's large expectations ’ . |
| 4 | ‘ For Christ 's sake — because I believe Tweed is innocent , that he 's been framed up to the hilt . |
| 5 | The mere wear-and-tear of the prolonged firing contributed to German losses ; after superhuman efforts , one of the monster 420s had been moved up to the Bois des Fosses in order to knock out Fort Souville , but on the third shot a shell exploded in the worn barrel , killing almost the entire crew . |
| 6 | Although it has been running for 13 years , few sites have so far been cleaned up to the EPA 's satisfaction . |
| 7 | ( The bank clerk who had occupied it had been called up to the army . ) |
| 8 | A path had been worn up to the door . |
| 9 | He has met his brothers at the fair which accompanies the hiring but otherwise there has been no joy ; certainly nothing to bring to his wife , Emily , who has been driven up to the town and found refuge in the house of a local schoolmaster , Mr Stephens . |
| 10 | Her hair had been swept up to the top of her head , from whence it was allowed to fall in ringlets to her neck . |
| 11 | The wheel pit still exists although this has now been concreted up to the level of the existing floor . |
| 12 | Some others were fitted a few months ago but they have n't been wired up to the Economy meter and we dare n't use them because we would n't be able to afford the bills . ’ |