Example sentences of "up to [art] few [noun pl] [adv] " in BNC.

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1 However , he ran into a familiar stumbling-block : the concerto and the Souvenir add up to a few minutes less than the magic number of 55 , so he was forced to abandon the idea .
2 After all , up to a few hours ago , he never knew of my existence . ’
3 On moderately dry ground , for example along the coast of Antarctica , unsorted polygons are convex shapes in the ground up to a few metres across , ringed by a network of furrows that mark the positions of persistent cracks ( Figure 3.8 ) .
4 Speaking at an Amnesty International meeting in Blackpool , Mr Waldegrave said that up to a few years ago the Soviet Union 's record was appalling and its policy unyielding .
5 And then there is this long-standing relationship between Martinez and Jefferson , and the dirty work they got up to a few years ago .
6 Incidentally , the last I heard , that weekly coach to the Upper Witham was still running — under the name of Heeley Angling Club and , even more surprising , I understand that ’ Jock ’ was still driving them up to a few years ago .
7 A prototype module of the barrier , known by the apt acronym M.O.S.E. , was in position for tests up to a few months ago .
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