Example sentences of "[verb] for up to a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In addition , ex vivo platelet aggregation to ADP and adrenaline was significantly reduced in diabetic subjects treated for up to a year with therapeutic doses of gliclazide ( Poari et al , 1979 ) . |
| 2 | It allowed me to work for up to a minute or so rather than seconds , as with a sable , before reloading . |
| 3 | Gallagher , who was injured in February and was originally expected to be sidelined for up to a year , follows striker Nigel Shaw as a beneficiary of the new operation , which involves the small insertion of laser equipment in the side of the knee to minimise surgery . |
| 4 | Gallagher , who was injured in February and was originally expected to be sidelined for up to a year , follows striker Nigel Shaw as a beneficiary of the new operation , which involves the small insertion of laser equipment in the side of the knee to minimise surgery . |
| 5 | The A5 flyover is expected to be closed for up to a year . |
| 6 | The school will be closed for up to a week , and pupils will have to stay at home while temporary buildings are put up on the site . |
| 7 | It has thus been customary for dung and bedding to be rotted for up to a year in a midden ( or field heap ) before spreading on the land . |
| 8 | I 'm told they will continue for up to a year . |
| 9 | Tests show that on most high performance machines , a spread of splattered flies on the leading edges can account for up to a quarter of the glider 's performance , reducing a glide ratio of 40:1 to less than 35:1 and making a mockery of glide calculations . |
| 10 | Another difference Walker found was that untried prisoners , who can be held for up to a year , are rarely allowed visits . |