Example sentences of "may be up [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The distinctive ‘ rattle ’ at the end of the tail is formed from modified scales and increases in size by one rattle section every time the snake moults its skin , which may be up to four times a year . |
| 2 | Weight for weight salmeterol may be up to 10 times more potent than salbutamol . |
| 3 | A woman who became a man 20 years ago says there may be up to 60 transsexuals living in County Durham . |
| 4 | This reference may be up to 15 characters long . |
| 5 | Slices may be up to several centimetres thick . |
| 6 | Pink in colour , the boto may be up to 2.75 metres ( 9 feet ) in length . |
| 7 | The incubation period may be up to three months and , like warts , they may appear in crops . |
| 8 | The longevity of the L3 in the earthworm is similar to that of the intermediate host itself , and may be up to seven years . |
| 9 | The duration of section 2 may be up to 28 days and of section 3 up to six months , although it is renewable . |