Example sentences of "always [verb] up to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's always sucking up to Ma . |
| 2 | But when a High King or Queen is born , they have always come up to Tara 's gates , and sung him — or her — into the world . |
| 3 | He was rather like a 12-inch gun with no gunlayer ; he always turned up to meetings late and disoriented , although he had a middle-aged secretary who used to follow him about with his diary and try to keep him in line . |
| 4 | I was always brought up to treat everybody as I find them . |
| 5 | Unfortunately , ad hoc bibliographies date quickly and are not always brought up to date after initial publication . |
| 6 | He must be ready to speculate , for the sources ( in this case the chronicles and records of government which provide him with much of his material ) do not always come up to expectation . |
| 7 | The angles should always add up to 720° as they did in question 13 . |
| 8 | Quite frequently they refuse to fulfil the roles that others impose and they do n't always live up to expectations . |
| 9 | Always buy up to quality and not down to price . |