Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] up [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More of one may make up for less of another in some circumstances . |
| 2 | Ants , which may make up to half of the animal biomass in some habitats , are not always involved in such an apparently one-sided relationship with plants , as we have seen in the case of the myrmecophytic epiphytes . |
| 3 | They may build up to several hundred after arrival in September/October . |
| 4 | Such bonds may build up before either party is fully aware of the connection , for they can be formed through a process of initiative and response at a very deep level . |
| 5 | Bone assemblages may build up in such cases because of the favoured use of particular parts of the cave for year after year , and similar large accumulations of bat skeletons may also build up beneath favoured roosting sites in caves or hollow trees . |
| 6 | A population of mice may yield up to six times its weight because of rapid turnover and high metabolism . |
| 7 | Thus the layers which are fed faster will advance faster and may catch up on slower underlying layers which they have no means of passing . |
| 8 | Your army may include up to eight Steam Tanks . |
| 9 | Your army may include up to five Squig Hoppers for each Night Goblin Mob it contains ( including Squig Hunter and Netter Mobs ) . |
| 10 | Proximal and distal ends may include up to half the length of the shaft without any separate count being made for the shaft . |
| 11 | SPECIAL RULES : Each Night Goblin Mob may include up to three hidden Night Goblin Fanatics . |
| 12 | Each unit of Night Goblins in your army may include up to three hidden Night Goblin Fanatics . |
| 13 | So let's catch up with all the action as we go spinning the globe . |
| 14 | If approved for a baby , go on to waiting list to be ‘ matched ’ — may wait up to 3 years or more for placement |
| 15 | A DC may reference up to 29 modules ( note that you should have a maximum of one package on any DC , to allow for successful approval ) and , at the time of approval , all referenced modules must be contained within the package through which the DC is activated . |
| 16 | ie. you may reference up to 29 modules , no module names or filenames may be duplicated and so on . |
| 17 | A DC may reference up to 29 modules ( note that you should have a maximum of one package on any DC , to allow for successful approval ) and , at the time of approval , all referenced modules must be contained within the package through which the work is being carried out . |
| 18 | Owners should make up for any lost socialising time with large dogs because , while lack of socialisation can mean problems for any dog , the big boys are that much more of a handful in later life . |
| 19 | If all the three guesses are wrong , the child in the middle must count up to ten and try again . |
| 20 | ‘ But first I must catch up with Posh Porky as I do n't ‘ ave much capital left of my own . ’ |
| 21 | Any problems with the wording of the draft questionnaire should show up at this stage and can be corrected before the real investigation starts . |
| 22 | So if a book was selling well we knew in advance that we should stock up on that one . |
| 23 | I feel that I should face up to this problem , now that I am nearing 40 and can no longer hope to ‘ grow out of it ’ . |
| 24 | The manufacturer has a better chance of being able to deal with difficult technical questions like yours and they really should face up to this fact . |
| 25 | The Home Secretary and the Minister of State must face up to two facts : first , that their party is guilty of creating the conditions for crime and failing to tackle the root causes of crime ; and , secondly , that the police do not have the tools for the job . |
| 26 | To make the maximum contribution towards creating the commercially successful product — success in other fields is of trivial interest — engineers must face up to some questions that they may initially feel poorly equipped to answer . |
| 27 | You should have up to three years experience after your degree in economics or related subjects , preferably as a business economist . |
| 28 | Thirdly , and this is the most important thing , we must take up in some detail the matter of interpretation — what observed differences mean . |
| 29 | Let's have it in black and white , are you saying that the Council Tax should go up by many , many pounds ? |
| 30 | Does the Secretary of State agree that it is quite outrageous that people should stand up in this Chamber and attack the character of someone who is not here to defend himself ? |