Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] up [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | The map , drawn up by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee , highlights waters off up to 10 per cent of the British coast that could be designated as special areas for conservation under the directive , but so far discussion of the sites has been confined to marine scientists within the British statutory nature conservation bodies . |
2 | The fighting of male red deer , which has been studied by Tim Clutton-Brock and his colleagues on the island of Rhum off the west coast of Scotland , likewise passes through up to three main stages ( Figure 7.2 ) . |
3 | The Gazco log-effect convector fire gives out up to 4 kW of heat for about 12p per hour — enough to keep a large room warm on a winter evening — and costs £570 . |
4 | The injection works in up to 85 per cent of cases , and the tablets in up to 70 per cent of patients . |
5 | It really goes really quiet and then comes back up to full volume . |