Example sentences of "[noun pl] up to the " in BNC.

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1 If the scores are tied , then the referee panel will award the victory on the basis of their appraisal of both contestants ' performances up to the point where injury occurred .
2 Hence errors at a variety of levels ( from the interchanging of elements of adjacent words up to the abandoning of whole sentences ) are inevitable .
3 I remember that when I had my first Meccano set , Dad made a simple hoist which was clamped to the table , a pulley was fixed to a hook above the mirror and my Teddy Bear used to go on trips up to the ceiling .
4 In the concert-hall , this performance would earn deserved applause , but I 'm not sure that is stands up to the scrutiny that a recording invites .
5 For the centuries up to the Tudor times the main instrument of local government outside the boroughs was the manor court , and the best introduction to the whole subject remains Life on the English Manor by H.S. Bennett .
6 He lifted her threadbare ratteen skirt , feeling her legs up to the knee .
7 No rent has been paid since July but arrears up to the end of November are already the subject of a previous court order .
8 WOULD-BE MP No rent had been paid since July last year but arrears up to the end of November were already the subject of a previous court order and Mr Finnegan had arranged for his wife 's small income to be made available to cover those .
9 The vast majority of teachers are working extremely hard to achieve good results under the national curriculum and our aim is to get all schools up to the standards of the best .
10 What is wrong , what is wrong with increasing the levels of education in our schools up to the quality and level of education offered by the C T C ?
11 The house stood at the junction of five roads , and with its precincts formed one side of a triangle , the second side being the pond , and the third the wide steep steps up to the churchyard .
12 She had only seen him when she had climbed the wooden steps up to the promenade : he was out of sight of the kiosk , waiting across the road , almost hidden in the dark cave of an amusement arcade .
13 But Mr Tomlinson built his own bonnet , mudguards and steps up to the cab and set in louvred vents either side of the bonnet to let out the heat produced by the massive engine .
14 On the steps up to the plane a group of irate Peruvians waved tickets as the embattled stewardess tried to explain that there were no seats .
15 There were six steps up to the tiny stage , Gary would be playing the intro , and with each of the steps Madame would say a woman 's name , fingering one of the rings .
16 Indeed , they said the small congregation was in favour of demolition as many members were old and infirm and could not climb the steps up to the church .
17 There were cracks in the walls and the steps up to the entrance had been reduced to an uneven and rocky slope .
18 The quite steep steps up to the doors took up almost half the pavement .
19 LOU REED steps up to the counter .
20 I gave it a couple of minutes , then made for the broch and the steps up to the landing where the girls had gone yesterday .
21 Three old mill stones serve as the steps up to the door of the mill , an aesthetically appealing alternative use for them now that they are no longer required for the purpose for which they were designed .
22 Dizzily entranced by the yellow novelty , I floated free as wood smoke and fluttered around the noisy house , while my anaesthetised feet padded cement steps up to the front door .
23 But it was I who got away to the steps up to the morning room , Francis 's sorry steps .
24 There were two or three granite steps up to the front door which had a grubby ‘ Closed ’ notice hung behind its glass panel ; no bell , and no other door .
25 But Luke was already climbing the stone steps up to the arched front door , and Folly 's question went unheard .
26 Opposite her were two steps up to the baize door separating the kitchen quarters from the house .
27 Again , the dual imagery of the victorious general and the holy saviour appeared : virtually everyone wore full military or party uniform , and the steps up to the basilica of Saint Barbara were lined with people carrying the palms they had bought for Palm Sunday , six weeks earlier .
28 Besides , she was ultimately responsible to Liz for the twins ' welfare , Laura firmly reminded herself as they mounted the wide steps up to the front door of Lady Wyndham 's house .
29 Bear in mind that if a total loss occurs you still have to pay any outstanding instalments and if a Motor policy is cancelled you are liable for premiums up to the date we receive from you the Certificate(s) of Insurance .
30 No it , I think it actually runs on the sixteenth but it only looks at premiums up to the fifteenth , think that 's built into the , the , the parameters on it .
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