Example sentences of "be [adj] [adv] [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | All fords of the Esk , including Kirkandrews , were guarded on the English side by Graham peel-towers ; and though these would not be strong enough to hold up three thousand from crossing for long they could send warning back to the English authorities if so inclined . |
| 2 | The loss of that money is resented by at least one member of the England Committee , who told me : ‘ Our football in Sweden was the worst in my lifetime , but we should be strong enough to face up to the situation . |
| 3 | It was unthinkable that a Bonaparte , the heir to the throne , should not receive a baptism of fire and the Prince was held to be old enough to face up to this . |
| 4 | All you have to do is to be brave enough to stand up to those putting pressure on you or taking advantage of your desire to keep everyone happy . |
| 5 | This may be one or two characters in most commercial systems ( Tappert et al , 1990 ) , but need only be fast enough to keep up with the writing . |
| 6 | Having already lost David Bardsley for the World Cup game against Turkey , manager Graham Taylor conceded last night that the Leeds pair of David Batty and Tony Dorigo will not be fit enough to join up . |
| 7 | She had promised Julie that she would be well enough to get up the following day and they would take a trip in the pony and trap to visit friends in the area who Julie had not seen for years . |
| 8 | For all the talk of Welsh rebirth , Scotland 's performance ought to be good enough to set up the Triple Crown chance at Twickenham next month . |
| 9 | So will you be good enough to ante up , please chaps . ’ |
| 10 | Martin Pipe 's charge should be good enough to pick up this decent prize . |
| 11 | It should be robust enough to stand up to the most rigorous testing from the appraisal panel . |
| 12 | You must know your aircraft well enough to be able immediately to set up the Attitude and Power for the required descent rate . |
| 13 | She took a deep breath , made the effort to be mature enough to pick up the olive branch . |
| 14 | Judith Chegwidden , of Putney CLP , said a Labour government must be tough enough to face up to special interest groups and those , including herself , who had ‘ dangerous consumerist tendencies and want to own motor cars in urban areas — cars that pour out pollution and make people 's lives a misery ’ . |
| 15 | If the country 's nuclear experts really are as bright as they would like us to think , they should be bright enough to come up with a convincing case for spending so much money , or to find cheaper ways of demonstrating the technology . |
| 16 | One look at the Moon or even back at Earth could spell disaster for the infrared detectors which have to be sensitive enough to pick up tiny amounts of radiation from distant stars and galaxies . |