Example sentences of "[v-ing] up [prep] five [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although previously I had been walking only on weekends , I was now walking up to five times a week for half an hour at a time . |
| 2 | Erm , capital bonds , they used to be good rates , they , they 've deteriorated really , National Savings certificates well I 've covered index-linked , the only one I 'd really say er is n't super unless you 're a higher-rate taxpayer is the fortieth issue , which is paying under six percent , it 's not really worth picking up for five years . |
| 3 | If we are using up to five times the energy that we really need to move , then it is hardly surprising that , after a long day , all we can do is ‘ collapse in a heap ’ ! |
| 4 | Jed was coming up to five years old , very bright but also very quiet … so quiet that she worried sometimes , wondering if there were things wrong that he was n't telling her . |
| 5 | Sparta 'll be coming up in five minutes exactly . ’ |
| 6 | People who took up a similar offer about four years ago are making up to five times their initial investment . |
| 7 | After washing up for five days , the 4th Bottesford Pack in South Humberside raised enough money to buy daffodil bulbs which they planted beside their church car park . |
| 8 | Opinion polls taken before the bishops ' caution show Herri Batasuna — some of whose candidates are serving long prison sentences for terrorism - winning up to five seats in Cortes , the Spanish parliament . |
| 9 | Just complete the booking form opposite , listing up to five choices of accommodation in order of preference and indicating approximately what you wish to pay , and send the form to us . |
| 10 | Alternate them , starting at three and working up to five days by Week Four . |