Example sentences of "[adv] up [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moving averages would normally be used for short term forecasting , perhaps up to a maximum of a few ( say 3 to 6 ) months ahead . |
| 2 | But only up to a point , you see . |
| 3 | Only up to a point : without oil Saddam Hussein would not have invaded Kuwait ; nor would his invasion have threatened the West 's security . |
| 4 | McFarlane took it to heart also , but only up to a point . |
| 5 | Tolkien 's opinions here are clear only up to a point . |
| 6 | Burton 's local fame grew in contradicting this up to a point — but only up to a point . |
| 7 | An American president can decide to focus on domestic policy only up to a point ; events in the wider world , leaders of other countries , have a habit of eating into time that the president thought he would spend on other things . |
| 8 | The three businessmen-politicians can be lumped together , but only up to a point . |
| 9 | Even the conservatives in the House could not be entirely depended on , for all but a few of them were no more than ‘ Hooverites ’ to use Stockman 's contemptuous label ; they were keen on budget-cutting only up to a point and were anxious that the budget should be balanced , but they had no stomach for swingeing tax cuts — the main article of the supply-side faith . |
| 10 | The answer is , yes it is , but only up to a point . |
| 11 | ‘ Though that is true only up to a point — last year after the dog fox was killed on the road the vixen called for three nights , the saddest sound I ever heard . ’ |
| 12 | But only up to a point . |
| 13 | That is true only up to a point . |
| 14 | That is true , but only up to a point ; I have found the procedures laborious at times but usually vital , and SCOTVEC 's full-time officers invariably helpful and cheery . |
| 15 | Well only up to a point Lord Copper . |
| 16 | The watchword was always ‘ differentiation ’ which was plain enough up to a point : policy would not be made en bloc , but country by country , depending . |
| 17 | The book says : Jean Marsh — pale peach , not very good in beds , better up against a wall . |
| 18 | Unscrew the filler cap and pour in up to a maximum of 2.5 pints ( 1.5 litres ) of water , using the funnel provided . |
| 19 | ‘ We had to remove one set which was already up for a production by the church 's own drama group . |
| 20 | He is required to make such provision ( either by insurance or some other means ) as the Minister may , with the consent of the Treasury , approve for sufficient funds to be available , generally up to a total of £20m. to cover compensation during this period . |
| 21 | No the erm none of your papers to the committee concentrated on the the compensation er proposals from the Good report , and as you know it 's a scheme er which is proposed to be restric restricted to losses ari arising from fraud , theft and intentional misappropriation of assets and is just up to a limit of ninety per cent . |
| 22 | It 's not up to a writer to say whether a book works or not , but the point is that you can have good ideas and write bad novels from them ! |
| 23 | want this , and it 's not up to a man to decide what happens . |
| 24 | During all our alterations I 've seen it in the old garage away up in a loft and I 've seen it put out in the back yard in the rain , and I 've always saved it and it 's there today . |
| 25 | Erm they began the union just before I left Bellany and of course it was cried down and erm they had meetings and the lot , and then all the miners were on strike at the time , and er my father and brother were both miners and er my brother was very friendly with Mr and Mr next door and er anyway er we decided to come out on strike for Bellany 's union and of course erm they , the , one , I think it was Mr said Joey he said er did you know we 're out on strike here and my brother said it seemed to be catching does n't it he did n't say he could n't say I worked there you see but erm it , it caused an upset but still up to a point the unions were good because we 're all badly underpaid for what we did , and the hours we worked they would n't tolerate it nowadays , but erm I forget er I joined the union and if you did n't you were a blackleg you know you , they wanted you to join the union from then I 've been in the union all , until I finished work but erm they , they got us our rises and er as I say the , the money was n't er very good and then the union did fight for the rises and they 'd got to pay it or lose all the er employees but erm I was , I was satisfied with without it , I 've been satisfied with my life you know I 've had , there 's been humorous there 's been sad but erm I 'm still able to get around and that 's the main thing . |
| 26 | Bernard Rhodes , for example , was always in the shop and he was always up for a chat I talked to him a lot and we struck up a rapport . |
| 27 | And the nature of the business is such that , that you 're always up against a deadline . |
| 28 | The exam educates youngsters cheaply up to a level that is not reached in other countries until someone has been at university for a year . |
| 29 | He took off , flying low and keeping out of sight , tilting quickly up above a treeline to check what he had seen and then tipping out of sight again . |
| 30 | There are four types of package at Gudauri : Superheliski ( 12,000m ) ; Heliski ( 2 or 3 tours plus 2,000m of Heliskiing ) Heli-schnupper ( once up in a helicopter for a taster ) and Non-heli ( hotel accommodation only . ) |