Example sentences of "will [be] up to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Otherwise we 'll be up to our necks with toffs in monocles and deer-stalkers all of 'em trailing manservants and frightening the cows and horses by blasting around in they great green Bentleys they all drive . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ Aw they 'll be up to somethin' , nae doot , ’ Isa 's needles clicked and the paddle-wheels of the Jeannie Deans churned on remorselessly through the grey waters of the Clyde , ‘ Chunk … chunk … chunk … ’ |
| 3 | She fully understands that it 'll be up to you and Alan to decide whether you want a book on this subject and if you think it is a complete non-starter you might like to stop her in her tracks . |
| 4 | It 'll be up to someone else to apply the data directly ’ , he said . |
| 5 | Its latest , a $23m affair to serve Europe 's Indigo requirements , opened last week at Cortaillod on the outskirts of Neuchatel , Switzerland , it 'll be up to 1,000 units a month by November . |
| 6 | If anything does happen , it 'll be up to the three of you to deal with it . ’ |
| 7 | Does n't look as though they 'll be up to anything tonight . |
| 8 | Regardless of the pit closure programme ta erm we 're in full flight erm at the end of the day we could be looking at a situation with four pits remaining in Nottinghamshire er and to that extent there 'll be up to four thousand miners still reliant on the services of , should er remain open . |
| 9 | ‘ That 'll be up to Silas , ’ Lucy retorted . |
| 10 | right erm could I just check something else which was not mentioned er is that is it when you have opened these two Homeworks shops that you 'll be up to a hundred and seventy eight |
| 11 | It 'll be up to him whether he throws me to the dogs and I finish up in a debtor 's prison , or whether he turns into a guardian angel complete with halo and big fat cheque . |
| 12 | Over six days there 'll be up to 150,000 shots … scattering more than four tons of lead pellets . |
| 13 | ‘ He 'll be up to it , do n't worry . |
| 14 | If we win them three games that we got in hand then we 'll be up to about sixth place . |
| 15 | So I 've now got a handout for you and it 'll be up to date about how to complete a B one . |
| 16 | Well , we 're getting them to go for a hundred , which sounds a lot , but the ground 's quite variable so , you know , some of it is really good planting land and some of it is n't , so , you know , it 'll be up to the teams to go for as many as they can . |
| 17 | It will be up to you to write constantly and make contacts everywhere and you will largely be responsible for yourself . |
| 18 | For second home owners , it will be up to local authorities to use their discretion in setting a lower rate of charge for certain properties . |
| 19 | From the dozen or so per week when the band is in the studio , there will be up to 100 per week as they go on the road . |
| 20 | Wind notwithstanding , Charles decided to go ahead and experiment , initially on an eighty-acre block of land at Highgrove ; this has proved so successful that , by the end of 1991 , all the arable land on the farm will be up to organic farming standards . |
| 21 | By next week there will be two rooms ready for occupation but whether I will find takers I do not know or if I will be up to providing the services required . |
| 22 | ‘ It 's when questions of loyalty will be up to individual captains of ships that confusion and misunderstandings could happen , ’ said one . |
| 23 | It will be up to the engineers to spread what resources there are as far as possible . |
| 24 | ‘ Ca n't speak for the food , that 's Kay 's department , but I think I can promise that the tipple will be up to par . ’ |
| 25 | It will be up to the doctor responsible to decide whether or not your organs can be successfully transplanted . |
| 26 | Whether these compromises are acceptable or not will be up to those of us parting with our money ! |
| 27 | It will be up to Waldegrave to ‘ kick ass ’ when ministerial colleagues fail to deliver — a far-fetched scenario . |
| 28 | ‘ They must also provide health and safety training , and it will be up to individuals to point out their own needs or problems . ’ |
| 29 | For although teachers will find descriptions in dictionaries and grammars of immense value as sources of reference , ultimately it will be up to them to decide on how theoretical ideas are to be applied and evaluated in the pedagogic treatment of language . |
| 30 | If this has not been the case , it will be up to the individuals to explain the reasons behind this . |