Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] up [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The triple and quadruple recombinant baculoviruses proved to be stable for up to nine passages . |
| 2 | Several have been kept alive for up to eight months . |
| 3 | NORPLANT gives cover against getting pregnant for up to five years and has been used for the past decade abroad . |
| 4 | In the only detailed study of tubular function in man , Diene et al found no evidence of continuing renal dysfunction in a group of nine patients with Crohn 's disease maintained on mesalazine 1.5 g daily for up to 12 weeks . |
| 5 | Random samples of the vitamin A bottles and of the capsules were returned for testing of retinol content by Hoffmann-La-Roche 's laboratories in Basel ; there was less than 20% loss of potency , even in vitamin A stored for up to 2 years . |
| 6 | While 39 per cent of those unemployed for up to six months were manual workers , this group made up almost half the unemployed who had been without work for between two and three years . |
| 7 | As an alternative , a racking system covered with thermal wraps was developed , which keeps the food hot but completely fresh for up to 30 minutes . |
| 8 | A 110 g jar costs about 95p and once opened will remain fresh for up to three months if refrigerated . |
| 9 | Since 1988 , when we launched Career Development Loans ( interest-free for up to 15 months ) , over P 20 25,000 people have benefited . |
| 10 | Sickness benefit is payable for up to twenty-eight weeks if a person is incapacitated for work at the rate of£33.20 a week , together with £20.55 for an adult dependant . |
| 11 | SMP is payable for up to 18 weeks unless the woman goes abroad outside the European community , is taken into legal custody , or returns to work . |
| 12 | The first 14 days of any period of disablement is excluded and benefit is payable for up to 104 weeks from the 15th day of disablement . |
| 13 | SSP is payable for up to 28 weeks in a PIW , but most periods of sickness are over in three weeks . |
| 14 | ( If all the salad is not used at once , keep refrigerated for up to 2 days with the lettuce , tomato and melon , as well as the dressing , separate . ) |
| 15 | Doctors who performed illegal abortions would be subject to up to 10 years ' hard labour and fines not exceeding $100,000 . |
| 16 | This simple canister squirts a harmless gas into the bottle , so it remains drinkable for up to four weeks and it lasts for over 100 applications . |
| 17 | POPULATION Concern , which runs 30 projects in 23 countries , asks sixth-formers to join a sponsored water-only fast for up to 24 hours between November 20 and December 3 . |
| 18 | To publicize Hornby 's business , Meccano Magazine was founded in 1916 and continued publication ( usually monthly in up to seventeen languages ) for over fifty years . |
| 19 | The new machines are expected to come in above the ES/9000s and to dispense with water cooling , while being configurable with up to 100 processors working in parallel . |
| 20 | As a rule of thumb , the author designs these mains-voltage tracks in 2.5mm wide section ( which is good for up to 5 Amps of 1.5mm to 2mm minimum where possible . |
| 21 | Depending on what you have attached , it should be good for up to 20 minutes . |
| 22 | In the county courts the defendant 's position in costs can be protected by making a " Calderbank " offer which , provided a certificate has been applied for , will be effective for up to seven days after receipt of the certificate , by when it should be superseded by a payment in ( CCR Ord 11 , r10(3) ) . |
| 23 | The life cycle of this species resembles that of T. cati , in that the most important source of infection is the milk of the dam in which larvae are present for up to 30 days after parturition . |
| 24 | Their factories will remain closed for up to six weeks in order to reduce stocks of unsold cars . |
| 25 | Three year old Francesca Lobban is so sensitive to pain that it makes her heart stop and leaves her unconscious for up to ninety minutes . |
| 26 | This information is kept confidential for up to ten years if the company so wishes , but thereafter is available for public consultation at the Geological Survey of Northern Ireland . |
| 27 | According to studies by the Water Research Centre , PAHs leached from the insides of old London water mains are present at up to five times the EC limit of 0.2 ug/litre . |
| 28 | He walked free after embarrassing the RSPCA by producing a book written by one of its own experts that said it was safe to leave fish home alone for up to two weeks . |
| 29 | THE plug has finally been pulled on the London Ambulance Service computer that may have been responsible for up to 20 deaths last week . |
| 30 | This support was available for up to eighteen months , after which time the local service agency assumed full responsibility for the service . |