Example sentences of "be [adv prt] to [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mm and they should n't be ca n't , rather it ca n't be down to lack of contact I would n't have thought . |
| 2 | Foreign currency sensitivity can of course be unaffected by geographical exposure ; it can be down to commodity prices . |
| 3 | I wonder if Rose will be down to dinner ? ’ |
| 4 | The only surprising thing about Hooker 's hit-single spawning album is that , after all these years , he can render the title track in a fashion that 's unbelievably fresh , though some of the credit for this particular achievement must be down to guitarist Jimmie Vaughan , who delivers an array of licks in a manner that must have Stevie Ray beaming way up in plectrum heaven . |
| 5 | ‘ You 'll — hmm — be in to dinner ? ’ his mother enquired lightly . |
| 6 | And it worried her too ( He might have had an accident — should I phone the police ? ) , almost as much as it angered her ( He might have had the decency to let me know he would n't be in to supper ) . |
| 7 | We 'll be over to dinner . |
| 8 | After that you will be off to sea as one of the most important members of the crew . |
| 9 | Right lovely thank you Ah I suppose I better be off to work . |
| 10 | When a child , perhaps under pressure for some misdemeanour , observed that ‘ Mum will be up to school about this ’ , the threat was a real one . |
| 11 | It 's only likely to cause a problem if they think my work is n't going to be up to standard . |
| 12 | Publication date for the directory was last month and the editorial listing for Hanson appears to be up to date . |
| 13 | Not all the parents will have a reading age of 17+ , be candidates for MENSA and be up to date with the latest educational jargon . |
| 14 | They were written during the thirties , but much of it would still be up to date — after all , I do not imagine German bombs have altered our countryside so significantly . |
| 15 | The reception counter should be free from dust and any display literature should be up to date , neat and tidy and in its correct place . |
| 16 | It is required that the text and control data available to the users should be up to date . |
| 17 | ‘ The benefit of new communications media and electronic data processing , shows that the Church can be up to date too ’ said Christian Schwarz-Schilling , the German Minister for Postal Services , at Credo-Bit ‘ 92 . |
| 18 | It was good to be up to date with the entering . |
| 19 | Hers was high-level popularization ; at other levels were such elementary works as Jane Marcet 's Conversations on Chemistry , ( 1806 ) and Samuel Parkes ' Chemical Catechism , ( 1806 ) though both these reckoned to be up to date with new discoveries such as those of Davy . |
| 20 | First of all , if the records are not up to date — and it is difficult to see how they could be up to date during high level activity — the source of the information is missing . |
| 21 | And do not expect them to be up to date — if you carry on reading Practical PC you might soon know more about state of the art computing than the tutor . |
| 22 | Encourage members to be up to date in risk assessment and management by inclusion of appropriate initial education and continuing professional development . |
| 23 | Please let the office know about any alterations when they happen ( we like to be up to date ! ) . |
| 24 | So I 've now got a handout for you and it 'll be up to date about how to complete a B one . |
| 25 | But a lot of people would say of course that it is of such importance , that we really ought to be up to date with exactly what 's going on , after all this is happening on our behalf . |
| 26 | She should be up to date with her vaccinations , and should be swabbed before going to the stud — vet 's visit plus consultation and advice , the swab , postage , lab fees — see how it adds up ? |
| 27 | The Commission said , however , that it would be up to member states to propose and enforce measures protecting environmentally sensitive areas from shipping , as this was a matter of national , rather than Community , jurisdiction . |
| 28 | No he wo n't be up to midnight if he has n't got the car and the last train goes before then . |
| 29 | Once the product and marketing managers have gained the company a foothold in such markets , it will be up to production and operations management to produce and deliver the right quality goods at the budgeted cost . |
| 30 | The programming in this release is really first rate , and its top graphics and controls allow this to claim to be up to arcade standards . |