Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] up to a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The number of strings which the algorithm keeps may range up to a few thousand , and each bit string may be a few hundred long . |
| 2 | The initial effort concentrated on the applicability gap , where the working party recommended : ( i ) that there should be a programme of collaborative research between the IT research community and the other engineering communities supported by the Engineering Board , ( ii ) that the research projects should be jointly funded by ITAB and the Engineering Board , and , ( iii ) that funding should build up to a total of £10 million per annum over five years . |
| 3 | They 're both the same angle for a start , because we 've got an isosceles triangle , and forty five plus two X must add up to a hundred and eighty . |
| 4 | America is trillions of pounds in debt , economic growth is slow at best around the world , the massive defence industry must wake up to a new post-Cold War world and the nation 's infrastructure is in deep disrepair . |
| 5 | er yeah , that 's a proper dog one and they said that 'll take up to a size of a labrador that 's why I got it , erm but the cover 's removable and |
| 6 | Under this scheme you may donate up to a maximum of £240 a year to a charity or charities of your choice free of income tax . |
| 7 | So , for example , your High Elf army could include up to a quarter of its points value as Wood Elves chosen from the Wood Elf list , or Dwarfs chosen from the Dwarfs list . |
| 8 | So , for example , your Orc and Goblin army could include up to a quarter of its points value as Dark Elves chosen from the Dark Elf list , or Chaos chosen from the Chaos list . |
| 9 | So , for example , your Empire army could include up to a quarter of its points value as Wood Elves chosen from the Wood Elf list , or Dwarfs chosen from the Dwarf list . |
| 10 | A coffin-maker could look up to a funeral furnisher rather than to an undertaker ; an undertaker might have respected the funeral furnisher in as much as he could afford to buy in his coffins ; whereas the funeral furnisher , whilst relying on the coffin-maker , looked down on the undertaker ( Col. 2 ) . |
| 11 | Results will be given as quickly as possible , but some experts fear they could take up to a month if demand is high . |
| 12 | It takes longer to saturate large rods with deuterium than to saturate the smaller ones ; the latter took up to a fortnight and they estimated that the largest rods could take up to a year . |
| 13 | By such primitive methods , the volume of gas necessary to carry one or two people aloft , could take up to a day and a half to produce . |
| 14 | However , it could take up to a week before he can open his eyes . |
| 15 | Oh well we 're fairly heavily committed at the moment but erm well I suppose we could go up to a budget of about forty pounds a month . |
| 16 | The bridge between the different elements that , between them , could add up to a story , is space , he wrote . |
| 17 | He said the inquiry , carried out under terms unique to it and the Equal Opportunities Commission , had been formally initiated last month and could last up to a year . |
| 18 | He said the inquiry had been formally initiated last month and could last up to a year . |
| 19 | The fur seal may have up to a hundred , but the Hamadryas makes do with only a handful . |
| 20 | It is done in spring or early summer on outdoor plants , and rooting may take up to a year ; pot plants are layered any time and should root in a few weeks . |
| 21 | Although a few may take up to a week of daily feeding with the culprit food before they respond , this is probably fairly unusual . |
| 22 | In fact , it may take up to a week before your bank actually receives the money . |
| 23 | When the unsuspecting man was safely ensconced in a deep slumber , Jarman would pull two bolts from the floor below , and the bed , which was screwed to the floor , would tip up to a 45° angle , sliding the poor wayfarer into a great vat of boiling fat strategically placed below . |
| 24 | Will he contrast that with the words of the Leader of the Opposition to the effect that Labour would sign up to a single currency now , irrevocably ? |
| 25 | I said I did n't want anything shoddy … something strong that would stand up to a bit of rough and tumble . ’ |
| 26 | There is an ugly lump on his right fist and Thornton does n't sound too confident when asked whether it would stand up to a hard fight . |
| 27 | Erm if I understand it correctly from from Mr Potter 's er table nine , the implication would be that the the Greater York figure would go up to a hundred and sixty one hectares based on thirty four to the acr hectare , that is correct ? |
| 28 | Her lawyer , Mr Richard McLaughlin QC , said the structured settlement would add up to a total of £4.9 million if Miss McCloskey lives to 78 , the normal life expectancy for a woman . |
| 29 | ’ It 's not as if they would add up to a great sum . ’ |
| 30 | Hampshire think they may lose up to a quarter of their membership when Dean Park goes after this season . |