Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] up to " in BNC.
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| 1 | When the party is over members of the bridal party , and guests , may want to go up to the speakers and personally thank them , complimenting them on a good , amusing speech . |
| 2 | You 'd want to go up to them and tell them to do better . " |
| 3 | ‘ Are you saying he did n't want to go up to Luxor ? ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Do you want to go up to bed now ? ’ |
| 5 | Due to being hideosly shy and a little worse for the drink I did n't want to go up to some complete stranger and act like I knew him . |
| 6 | Davis agreed to go up to 200 guineas , and in the event secured the unseen yearling for a mere 160 guineas . |
| 7 | We 're only limited to go up to forty really are n't we ? |
| 8 | The company has promised much in the past but to date failed to perform up to the market 's expectations . |
| 9 | Logically , it would make sense to assume that the aircraft failed to come up to the standards of performance and aggressive capability which the Soviets expected of it . |
| 10 | If somebody failed to come up to her own high standards the directness she had inherited from her Australian background meant they would soon know . |
| 11 | If the pH failed to come up to 5 after 20 minutes ( 1200 seconds ) , the acid clearance time was regarded to be 1200 seconds . |
| 12 | Britain prefers absolute standards , which would exclude all products that failed to come up to the minimum acceptable level . |
| 13 | SAFETY measures at a Darlington car park failed to come up to standard after tests , it has been revealed . |
| 14 | SAFETY measures at a Darlington car park failed to come up to standard after vital tests , it has been revealed . |
| 15 | The birth was on July 1st and at 7 lb 7 oz he 's got a long way to go to catch up to dad . |
| 16 | But what a pity that , when the heat was on — when the law of the land was being challenged by Labour councillors up and down the country , and by Members of Parliament — the Opposition Front Bench was found wanting , and failed to stand up to the rule of law . |
| 17 | Do you want to come up to the window where you can see ? |
| 18 | They want to go up to the aviary but I I ca n't get I ca n't get this buggy up there up that hill . |
| 19 | Well , the surgery 's at half eleven till half twelve so we pop back here for a quick cup of tea and I want to go up to Felixstowe . |
| 20 | But everyone else is in but I want to clear Wednesday and Thursday cos I want we want to go up to Suffolk . |
| 21 | I want to come home I want to go up to my bedroom and get on with |
| 22 | But I mean Alan has to go up to London ! |
| 23 | In many regions , industry is permitted to connect up to the domestic sewage system to discharge its toxic waste . |
| 24 | that a simple explanation for the explosion probably lies in the condenser , which cooled evaporating xylene as it left the reaction and was specially designed to accommodate up to 50 kg of deposited tetrachlorobenzene , without blocking . |
| 25 | All vehicles carry videotapes and illustrative material and are designed to accommodate up to sixteen girls working in pairs at eight work stations . |
| 26 | The multi-processor machine , dubbed Corporate Computing Server , is expected to support up to 3,000 users , and represents a performance boost of up to 7% on HP 's top of the line 9000 Series 800 servers . |
| 27 | WHATEVER their politics , Poles expect to wait up to 20 years for a new telephone . |
| 28 | ‘ I am sorry to interrupt your cosy chat , Martin , but Daddy 's dying to go up to the bar for a drink and we 've promised to stop by Carolyn Roach 's house later on . ’ |
| 29 | Are you the type who wants to go up to , you 're on holiday in Spain , go up to a Spaniard go hola |
| 30 | No , she wants to go up to that playgroup ! |