Example sentences of "[prep] [adv prt] to a [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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1 | The US Energy Department and the Westinghouse concern significantly under-reported leaks of up to a million gallons of radioactive water from storage tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation , according to a General Accounting Office ( GAO ) report . |
2 | It will also replace a rotten back door , under a scheme with the local district council which offers grants of up to a thousand pounds for such work for elderly people in the town . |
3 | But already they carry a price tag of up to a thousand pounds each . |
4 | The industry said it would be preferable to leave it for up to a hundred years to allow its radioactivity to decay to a manageable level . |
5 | Acknowledging the problems of information confidentiality and the need to retain machine-readable records for up to a hundred years before they can be publically released , it still seems feasible for the various interested parties to forge links in order to share expertise and avoid the needless duplication of effort . |
6 | The fund will provide grants for up to a thousand pounds for these organisations to spend on such training . |
7 | The effect takes more than 10ms to develop and can last for up to a few seconds . |
8 | These typically cater for up to a dozen boys and girls of various ages , and they are run by a houseparent with some assistance by day . |
9 | A dog otter 's territory can stretch for up to a dozen miles which gives some indication of their range . |
10 | During the lifetime of the roof they will have to deal with up to a million gallons of water and will be subjected to the sun 's ultra-violet rays , frost , snow and wind . |
11 | The busiest time is in summer , with up to a thousand covers for three meals a day , seven days a week , which means recruiting up to 20 extra staff . |
12 | Coula trees grow close together at Taï , and so coula-nut-cracking is often quite a social activity , with up to a dozen chimpanzees feeding together . |