Example sentences of "[vb past] up to a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As she did so , she noticed that the heath adjoining the road rose up to a small hill , on top of which stood an old and dilapidated windmill . |
| 2 | They were closed , but just beyond them he cut the engine and drew up to a short flight of steps with a small studded door at the top . |
| 3 | Even allowing for delicious exaggeration it still added up to a horrifying picture and she began to wish she had n't even tried to get into the company . |
| 4 | The weather was perfect , the room inviting and comfortable which added up to a happy atmosphere . |
| 5 | As far as he could , he would keep a record of the magician 's movements and see if they added up to a meaningful pattern . |
| 6 | For inveterate cattle-lifters it all added up to a convenient no-man's-land across which to launch thieving raids . |
| 7 | On Easter Monday 1972 , I woke up to a new view of the world . |
| 8 | On Wednesday David Howell , the Energy Secretary , was forced to withdraw the threat of pit closures and on Thursday we woke up to a dreadful press accusing us of ignominious surrender . |
| 9 | ‘ Barns to the right , grooms ’ quarters to the left , Alejandro 's straight ahead , ’ said Luke as he drove up to a large ugly mulberry-red house with flowerbeds full of clashing red tulips , primulas and wallflowers , and a water tower completely submerged in variegated ivy . |
| 10 | Only one out of 208 pints served in 104 pubs , clubs and restaurants in Birmingham came up to a full measure , trading standards officers disclosed . |
| 11 | Only about 60 people turned up to a recent candle-lit vigil outside Orsett hospital supposedly a protest against trust status being given . |
| 12 | The angle eased , and Mick smeared up to a high peg from which the guide suggested a rope move . |
| 13 | The hallway was of a fair size , high-ceilinged and with an oak stairway that led up to a gallery-style balcony . |
| 14 | If any pieces of gold leaf have been chipped off to reveal the white base , there are various shades of gilt waxes which can be rubbed on with a soft cloth and then buffed up to a fine lustre . |
| 15 | Just two machines , four people and gradually that got up to a reasonable size er i it grew on the back of companies like , , , manufacturing what I call the coordinated look cos knitwear was utilized for bringing other things together . |
| 16 | One day at 6.00 am we walked up to a disused school in our community and stood outside praying . |
| 17 | They walked up to a large wooden table covered at each end with a pile of books . |
| 18 | At Morrison & Gibb , according to one survivor , the girls went up to a special room to learn all the types , and another former Morrison & Gibb " learner " remembered that " you were given a card with the lay of the case " and just had to get on with it , practising until you could pick up the type correctly . |
| 19 | He grew up to a lithe 5 feet 11¼ inches and 10½ stone . |
| 20 | She had the technique for the role — she sang up to a high F if necessary and could cope very well with the low undertones Salome has — and she had what is most important : a real erotic appeal in the voice . |
| 21 | She reached up to a yellow tin of tobacco on one of the shelves . |