Example sentences of "[verb] up to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Uno definitely lives up to Fiat 's claim that it 's the Independent Car for Independent women . |
| 2 | Only a pilot project , he insists , will determine whether or not the technology lives up to suppliers ' promises . |
| 3 | Yet the country 's performance in this area hardly lives up to promises when the relevant laws were passed in 1978 . |
| 4 | Vango have been making strong , well constructed tents for as long as I can remember and the Odyssey 200 dome tent certainly lives up to Vango 's good name . |
| 5 | Lochinver fully lives up to expectations . |
| 6 | The distortion on the unit , which I expected to be awful , is actually very good , although I do n't think it quite lives up to Ibanez 's claim that the unit could serve as a preamp , when linked to an amplifier . |
| 7 | He was hustled up to London to have his head cut off with less mercy than we would treat a chicken . |
| 8 | YOU COULD WIN UP TO £100,000 |
| 9 | YOU COULD WIN UP TO £125,000 |
| 10 | They said something like that , they seemed fairly relaxed erm now what numbering is is this one that there would be any value opening up to others for the whole thing |
| 11 | Opening up to gas |
| 12 | This means that new houses may cost a few hundred pounds more to build , but will need up to 20% less heating . |
| 13 | The consortium also disclosed that it would need up to £1.6bn in fresh finance on top of the £6bn already raised . |
| 14 | When looking for prey they will hover up to 300ft above the ground , using their tail and wings to stay in position . |
| 15 | ABBEY National is offering to meet up to £250 of legal and mortgage valuation fees for customers who are remortgaging or switching to Abbey National . |
| 16 | Because there is pressure on departments in humanistic subjects to appear up to date and efficient , it is much easier to persuade funding bodies to give money for computers and software than to buy manuscripts , rare books , or second and third copies of frequently used library texts . |
| 17 | Those who do n't take heed should remember that they can be fined up to £400 for ignoring a hosepipe or sprinkler ban , and up to £2,000 for ignoring a drought order . |
| 18 | Those which do not register by April 3 will be fined up to £400 . |
| 19 | They can be fined up to £2,000 if they fail to comply with this legislation . ’ |
| 20 | Firms are to be fined up to £5000 if they are late filing their accounts with Companies House . |
| 21 | ( Eventually these postal workers were to be fined up to £500 for disobeying union orders , while on the same occasion members who had disobeyed strike instructions elsewhere were fined much smaller sums ) . |
| 22 | Under the Merchant Shipping Act of 1894 , anyone found damaging a navigation aid or tying up to one can be fined up to £500 , but according to Mr Cooper a fine would be the least of the expense . |
| 23 | While McEnroe , who appeared far from visibly insecure , enjoyed watching the following match between compatriots Andre Agassi and Michael Chang , a clearly embarrassed Babcock was left to confirm that if he failed to come to a press conference after his next match — against Goran Ivanisevic tonight — he would be fined up to $10,000 . |
| 24 | While agents may be fined up to £5,000 for misleading descriptions , in setting out only the basic details of a property much is lost . |
| 25 | The evening proved to be extremely busy , and Juliet found it impossible to slip up to Hunter again . |
| 26 | Before the 1987 General Election he had a stand-up row over defence policy with Lord Callaghan , the former Labour Prime Minister , in the House of Commons tea-room , and he has been known to square up to Tories who have enraged him . |
| 27 | As they drew up to Belmodes , Rose said , ‘ I know you 're a rotten little tyke in many ways , but professionally you 're the tops . |
| 28 | Your High Elf army may include up to 50% of its points value as characters chosen from the list below . |
| 29 | Your army may include up to 50% of its points value as characters chosen from the list below . |
| 30 | Your Empire army may include up to 50% of its points value as characters chosen from the list below . |