Example sentences of "[noun sg] up [prep] three [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These researchers divided this violence up into three categories : threats , violence and sexual harassment . |
| 2 | On Oct. 6 , 1989 , the government confirmed that it had agreed to buy another squadron of MiG-29 fighter aircraft from the Soviet Union , bringing its complement up to three squadrons . |
| 3 | The wise organization now engages a multi- disciplinary team up to three years before the system is commissioned which carefully investigates every aspect and agrees decisions with every individual affected — both inside and outside the organization . |
| 4 | If the section 12 powers are judged insufficient and there remains a risk of serious public disorder , there is a power , under section 13 , to ban processions for any period up to three months . |
| 5 | Heart valves can be removed very simply from the body up to three days after death … you do not need to have been on a life support machine … even heart attack victims can be suitable donors . |
| 6 | The public expenditure White Papers gave finance officers a broad indication of the government 's medium-term intentions for local authority spending overall and for each service up to three years ahead . |
| 7 | Pull the dough up at three points to make a triangle , or four points to make a square . |
| 8 | But nowadays they have m machines , high ratio machines which beat this dough up in three minutes . |
| 9 | But as he was passing it across he paused halfway , holding the precious piece of paper up by three fingers . |
| 10 | The diaphragm and spermicide can be put in at any convenient time up to three hours before making love so it need n't interfere at all with intercourse . |
| 11 | The turbines can be powered by wind and the draught of cars from any direction and each produce up to three kilowatts with wind speed of 50 kilometres per hour . |