Example sentences of "[noun sg] [be] up [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'd pay for it myself but my card 's up to the limit . ’ |
| 2 | No other sort of mind is up to the demands of the system , which needs to seem to have judicial impartiality and a rocklike permanance while also being quickly responsive to the latest political fads . |
| 3 | Familiar with , which is basically the piece of legislation , which is still in force now and still a major problem for us , which is about getting Council Rent 's up to the level of private sector rent 's and forcing Council 's to do that . |
| 4 | The Scottish Natural Heritage figure is up over the grant in aid for 1991-92 for the Nature Conservancy Council for Scotland and the Scottish Countryside Commission by 21 per cent . |
| 5 | After running the engine for a few miles , the gauge is up to the red . |
| 6 | His Union Rep. was up to the occasion and had scoured the notice boards for restrictions on locomotive types without success . |
| 7 | Town are up with the pacemakers for promotion . |
| 8 | Sound is up to the usual Pearl standard , and the disc is a long overdue tribute to the ‘ Pride of Manchester ’ who died there less than a decade ago . |
| 9 | Surf 's up for the tidal wave of the year . |
| 10 | The flood was up to the top of the stove already , and as the gas went out the saucepan went afloat and he was scalded by a stream of boiling water that mixed with the cold . |
| 11 | The kids were in the house and Daddy was up in the roof throwing bikes down . |
| 12 | These digital and digitally remastered recordings date from the late ‘ 70s and '80s and information/presentation/quality are up to the usual Chandos high standards , although playing times tend to be short . |
| 13 | The rest is up to the children , music included ; as Runswick and music director Terry Edwards discovered on their rounds of the schools at an earlier stage in the project , the teachers had only to supervise , rarely to prompt or invent-solid preparation indeed for the GCSE 's new emphasis on composition . |
| 14 | The rest is up to the manager . |
| 15 | Juice is up on the top there . |
| 16 | She hopped clear and opened her wings and in one sudden jump was up on the bare branch . |
| 17 | The level of orders received in the first quarter worsened compared with a year earlier , but turnover in the first quarter was up to the high levels of the year-ago quarter . |
| 18 | he said , she said I thought that was his name , cos his name was up on the board I said oh yeah |
| 19 | The curtains were still pulled and the do-not-disturb sign was up on the door . |
| 20 | The choice of timber is up to the entrant ; the only proviso being that the two pieces must be consistent . |
| 21 | Graphically the game is up to the Codies ' usual high standards , the sprites being extremely cutesy ( I hate that word , it 's so barf-worthy ) . |
| 22 | drill 's up in the , John 's cupboard |
| 23 | When you last called in the professionals to repair your washing machine or fix the car , how confident were you that the mechanic was up to the job ? |
| 24 | That wee dog was up at the park this morning |
| 25 | The fishing tackle from the past is up to the quality of modern equipment . |
| 26 | In reality , the choice is up to the five countries with permanent seats on the Security Council — America , Britain , China , France and the Soviet Union . |
| 27 | The choice is up to the adventurers . |
| 28 | ICI 's maternity provisions include 52 weeks ' flexible leave ( ie the proportion taken before and after the birth is up to the mother ) . |
| 29 | Whereabouts in relation to , w the bed was up against the wall was n't it ? |
| 30 | No it the the head of the bed was up against the far wall the as you look in the room on the right . |