Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] up to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Most of them broke when I peeled the real leaf off the chocolate which I 'd painted on — not quite up to Mum 's standards of patience and perfection , but who ever saw lots of perfect leaves ( not on a tree ) anyway . |
2 | He had played five Tests on the 1984–5 tour of India without any marked success , leaving the impression that he was not quite up to Test standard . |
3 | Mr. Gould is a man of great industry … his Wife makes his drawings on stone — she is a plain fine woman , and although these works are not quite up to Nature , both deserve great credit . ’ |
4 | If you 're not absolutely up to date , |
5 | I 'm not very up to date . |
6 | He was n't even up to being works foreman any longer , quite apart from anything else . |