Example sentences of "[conj] up [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | Leave in a cool place for at least 12 hours or up to 5 days . |
| 3 | If they drove by an indirect route , that could be anywhere ; right in the heart of London or up to fifty miles in any direction . |
| 4 | Up to 1500 data points can be accepted on a 640K machine , or up to 3000 points through use of expanded memory . |
| 5 | In Darlington Mr Milburn said the council 's surplus from sales was £1m , which could build 30 new homes outright or up to 120 properties if used to attract investment from housing associations . |
| 6 | Seat Reservations ( held 5 days or up to 24 hours before performance ) . |
| 7 | It can last for less than a day or up to three days , varying with individuals , breed , age , degree of contact with a male and geographical location . |
| 8 | These resulted in fairly short sentences to the local prison , often of only 3 to 7 days , or up to 3 months for the more habitual drink offender . |
| 9 | With output in almost all areas either steady or up on pre-privatisation days , the company already looks hugely more efficient in the private sector . |
| 10 | Small charges are made on the various services offered , although up to 15 cheques can be used each quarter free of charge . |
| 11 | Boris Pyankov , said on Dec. 8 that up to 5,000 CIS peacekeeping troops would be deployed in Tajikistan to prevent a " bloodbath " . |
| 12 | The inner chamber is designed so that up to four volunteers can be accommodated in modest comfort ( though , as already mentioned , free-running experiments are performed on one volunteer only ) . |
| 13 | Claims that up to 30,000 jobs could disappear were rejected by a Post Office spokesman . |
| 14 | Neil Clarke , chair of British Coal , announced on Oct. 13 that production was to cease at 31 of the corporation 's 50 pits over the next five months ( including four which were to be mothballed ) and that up to 30,000 jobs were to be lost . |
| 15 | Fishing industry organisations have mounted a campaign against the bans , claiming that up to 30,000 jobs are at risk . |
| 16 | The controversy received a new lease of life in March 1983 when the Irish Farmers Monthly published a confidential , internal IBM report and claimed that up to 2,000 acres of agricultural land near the mine were so badly contaminated with lead , zinc and arsenic that they were unsuitable for agriculture . |
| 17 | He predicted that up to 2,000 schools would vote to join the 200 that had already chosen to run their own affairs — a development that could spell the end of council involvement in education . |
| 18 | Belbin has taken the analysis of group roles further and argues that up to nine roles can be identified in a work group . |
| 19 | It 's believed that up to fifty Britons could be involved in the siege involving a heavily armed religious group in Texas . |
| 20 | The Hungarian Minister of Environmental Protection and Urban Development , Laszlo Tarjan , stated at a press conference that up to 500 tonnes of waste had been smuggled into the country . |
| 21 | The report estimates that up to 40,000 plants could die out by the middle of next century , if the population expands from 5,000 million to 8,000 million by 2020 , as currently predicted . |
| 22 | Is my hon. Friend aware that up to 500,000 jobs in Britain depend on having a sensible , controlled market , and that discipline and control of third world dumped imports can be brought about only if we have a sensible GATT regime ? |
| 23 | Detectives now believe that up to eight members of the 18-strong gang are actually killers who have fired fatal bullets in gun attacks in North Belfast . |
| 24 | If the plans go ahead , there are fears that up to 80,000 visitors a year will converge on Snowshill … ruining the character of the village and make life more of a misery for the residents . |
| 25 | Some critics claim that up to two tonnes of the element has ‘ gone astray ’ from the civil stockpile . |
| 26 | John Durno , governor of Saughton prison , said yesterday that up to 200 prisoners could go through the programme in the year . |
| 27 | North Wales Police are investigating homes in Gwynedd and Clwyd after allegations that up to 200 children suffered abuse . |
| 28 | The decision followed reports that up to 250,000 hectares ( 2,500 sq km ) of subtropical forest in Mexico 's Yucatán peninsula had been destroyed by a series of fires believed to have been started by farmers and ranchers seeking to extend their land holdings . |
| 29 | Peres , then Finance Minister , announced that the IS500,000,000 budgeted for the settlement of Soviet Jews might not be adequate as it was based on an estimate of 40,000 new arrivals , whereas the Ministry of Immigration had estimated that up to 100,000 immigrants might arrive in 1990 . |
| 30 | While he estimated that up to 600 prisoners might apply for release , the ANC maintained that the number was over 3,000 . |