Example sentences of "[verb] for up [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Starting from Jan. 1 , 1994 , an estimated 20,000 separate tariffs , duties and other barriers would be lifted in five to 10 years ; however , tariffs on most sensitive goods , especially agricultural products , would remain for up to 15 years . |
| 2 | Money at short notice is money lent for up to fourteen days . |
| 3 | Even safe and necessary medicines sell for up to six times as much in poor countries as they do in the country of manufacture . |
| 4 | The increase in bursting seemed to continue for up to twelve hours after training . |
| 5 | From November , 1914 , Ruhleben ( racecourse stables outside Berlin ) housed for up to four years about 4000 Britons , who ranged from several honeymoon couples just arrived in Germany for their August holidays to dons and students on walking or reading parties , musicians and sportsmen snatched from festivals , and even a journalist with an ear supposedly close to the ground , Israel Cohen , a German correspondent for the London press who had cheerfully left on July 29 for his vacation near Dresden . |
| 6 | The nests may persist for up to 20 years and such a nest in rain forest can completely defoliate a major tree in a single night . |
| 7 | This naturally cured beef comes from only the finest fillets and is matured for up to five months . |
| 8 | 5 The Artist may be required to attend for up to ten hours per day . |
| 9 | 5 The Artist may be required to attend for up to ten hours per day . |
| 10 | Bangkok , was delayed for up to two days , and in Moscow such a thing as a boarding pass , an assigned seat , has never been thought of . |
| 11 | Repayments can be delayed for up to four years until the project yields a return , but thereafter they are normally due in six-monthly instalments . |
| 12 | Today thousands of commuters were delayed for up to 35 minutes as trains ran behind schedule . |
| 13 | However , because of the court timetable , the posting of the scheme document will be delayed for up to three weeks after the announcement . |
| 14 | It is known , however , that synthetic PGPR has a very short half life ( <5 minutes ) in human serum in vitro but persists for up to four hours in human urine in vitro . |
| 15 | The system will allow the vessel , designed for up to 20 years of service , to weathervane around a turret near the bow while shuttle tankers collect cargoes to transport ashore . |
| 16 | Some such cars were held up and trapped for up to six hours , for those who could the best option was to leave the car and complete the journey on foot . |
| 17 | Philips also point out that the omission of FMFFV in initial CD-I shipments will not be much noticed because no CD-I discs are currently planned incorporating it and none are likely to appear for up to two years after the launch . |
| 18 | It was five weeks before she would regularly go for the chick along the line , and even then she 'd often wait for up to ten minutes to make up her mind . |
| 19 | The victim is employed in a South London laboratory where people are frozen for up to 500 years . |
| 20 | Marzipan can also be frozen for up to six months . |
| 21 | They can be frozen for up to three months . |
| 22 | The marrow is then frozen for up to ten years , or until the patient needs it . |
| 23 | Eggs may survive for up to nine months in soil and L3 for years within the earthworm or other transport hosts . |
| 24 | The agent which causes the scrapie disease in goats and sheep can survive for up to three years in soil , say researchers at Maryland University . |
| 25 | After-care sessions initially on a weekly basis but later less frequently , are recommended for up to two years . |
| 26 | Pigs by nature are rooting , foraging and exploratory animals , happy to wander for up to six hours a day . |
| 27 | The two shipments were estimated to cover consumption needs for up to two months and helped bolster the determination of the military leaders to resist attempts by the OAS to secure Aristide 's return . |
| 28 | By Nov. 15 , 25 students in Oujda had been sentenced for up to nine years in prison for involvement in the disturbances . |
| 29 | To freeze : Spoon into a rigid container and freeze for up to 3 months . |
| 30 | That is why we offer a special Protection Plan which ensures that the repayments are made for up to 12 months in the case of unemployment , and for up to the remaining period of the loan for accident and sickness . |