Example sentences of "[prep] [noun pl] up [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pro-File compensates automatically at the reduced atmospheric pressure for dives up to 3,500 metres altitude . |
| 2 | A NEW Earlycare calf feed range was launched on June 1 to provide farmers with a choice of feeds for calves up to 12 weeks of age . |
| 3 | Two passages through the reef , both navigable for vessels up to 5,000 tons . |
| 4 | ‘ They went out for walks up to five times a day and he spoiled Champ rotten . |
| 5 | Exponential smoothing would again normally be used for short term forecasting , for periods up to six months ahead . |
| 6 | Those which normally live on the inner part of the reef flat ( see below ) are more resistant to emersion than those normally under vigorous wave action : some species can survive emersion for periods up to three hours . |
| 7 | The warrant can authorise further detention for periods up to 36 hours . |
| 8 | The main effects of this infection appear to be caused by the adult worms in the intestines of calves up to six months old . |
| 9 | Areas where substantial industrial growth will be allowed and where the increase in concentrations of pollutants up to federal standards will be insignificant . |
| 10 | The second ‘ Standard for Indoor General Storage ’ N.F.P.A number 231 , deals with storage of materials up to 7.5 metres in height representing the broad range of combustibles , stored in solid or palletised piles . |
| 11 | He was supported by the Duke of Norfolk , a Conservative and leading Roman Catholic , who said the white paper had offered a clear choice , while the bill would allow a choice between experiments up to 33 hours or up to 14 days and should be amended . |
| 12 | Some were transported by lorry , others were walked by their owners for distances up to twenty miles , through Stornoway and then south to the centre of the island . |
| 13 | Black & Decker 's Tough Truck converts in seconds to a four wheeled truck for use with loads up to 220 lbs — price £29.95 . |
| 14 | Most of these were large machines with spans up to 110 feet ( 33 metres ) , frequently made to carry tanks and other heavy equipment . |
| 15 | An aftercast of the winds and study of the Canadian forecast for the period of the flight reveals the presence of a jet stream between 33,000 and 35,000 feet on the latter part of the route with winds up to 134 knots . |
| 16 | A choice of styles is available with sizes up to 25 inches in diameter . |
| 17 | Concern was expressed to the Under Fives Select Committee from all quarters about the inappropriateness of curricula and care for young children who are in effect ‘ pre-school ’ but not , in the main , receiving appropriate pre-school learning experiences , and who sometimes are in classes with children up to seven years of age . |
| 18 | Superpowered craft with engines up to eight litres in capacity and capable of surging across the water at 120mph will compete for the class two championship of Europe . |
| 19 | Grazing horses usually carry a mixed burden of large and small strongyles and the major clinical signs associated with heavy infections in animals up to 2-3 years of age are unthriftiness , anaemia and sometimes diarrhoea . |
| 20 | There was indeed , an air about the place : it was moving out of the west and by the late afternoon , gusting in winds up to 40 miles per hour , would turn over benches . |
| 21 | A study of undecorated domestic pottery from settlement sites in Northamptonshire suggested that there were a limited number of fabric groups , each originating from sources up to 50 miles from the place of discovery ( Walker 1978 ) , although a lack of detailed knowledge about the area 's Drift geology led the author to have serious doubts about the results . |
| 22 | But I am convinced — from what I have seen and what my commonsense tells me — that more often than not they simply tilt towards the bait at a slight angle and suck it to their lips from distances up to nine inches , a process of vacuuming which they may repeat several times before attempting to swallow the bait . |
| 23 | Hundreds of dolphins are drowning in international waters in the Mediterranean as a result of being trapped in driftnets up to 110 kilometres ( 70 miles ) long , used by South Korean vessels to catch tuna and swordfish . |
| 24 | To achieve this , sufficient domestic tax relief would be given to compensate for higher import prices resulting from tariffs up to current levels of imports . |
| 25 | Uranium nuclides 238 U and 235 U decay to stable lead and this decay is the basis for a method applied to molluscs , coral and deep sea sediments which usefully complements 14 C dating because it can be used for materials up to 350,000 years in age . |
| 26 | The work 's already led to queues up to eight miles long . |
| 27 | Until recently acetylcysteine was not recommended for use more than 15 hours after overdose , but there is now evidence that it can safely be given to patients up to 24 hours after ingestion and perhaps even later than this . |
| 28 | If three adults book a twin room with extra bed , they get an £11 reduction on holidays up to seven nights , £22 on 14 night breaks ( not applicable for coach tours ) . |
| 29 | Hipparcos was launched in 1989 to measure the distances to stars up to 300 light-years away . |
| 30 | From Monday , it says the limit will be on mortgages up to 150,000 pounds . |