Example sentences of "[vb infin] up [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Station Officer Eric Warrior , of Middlesbrough Fire Station , said anyone entering the building could easily fall up to 15 metres into the basement of the premises . |
| 2 | A population of mice may yield up to six times its weight because of rapid turnover and high metabolism . |
| 3 | One cow will yield up to 23 litres ( 5gal ) of milk and 4½ litres ( 1gal ) should make 450g ( 1lb ) of cheese . |
| 4 | It will also discuss up to five drafts of a new post-communist constitution . |
| 5 | With narrow spacing , Composers Pen can clearly display up to twelve staves at a time , although the program can cope with up to 99 staves in any one composition . |
| 6 | At the centre , dispatchers keep track of taxis on monitor screens , which can display up to five cabs per pole . |
| 7 | The decoy can catch up to 1400 birds in a season . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ie. you may reference up to 29 modules , no module names or filenames may be duplicated and so on . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | If approved for a baby , go on to waiting list to be ‘ matched ’ — may wait up to 3 years or more for placement |
| 12 | Depending on when you make your purchases , you can enjoy up to 56 days interest-free credit . |
| 13 | Why did cells gang up in many-celled bodies ? |
| 14 | Eventually the committee agreed to defer a decision to see if the school could team up with neighbouring villages to boost numbers . |
| 15 | The jury will present up to five awards in recognition of excellence in Christian programming in the region . |
| 16 | It brings a fleet of seven 44-seater British Aerospace aircraft to Liverpool , each of which can carry up to six tonnes of freight . |
| 17 | Its body is made of high strength , low weight carbon fibre and the little car can carry up to four adults and two children . |
| 18 | From Corrie , the larger 2.75cu ft Victor , made from red polyethylene with a rust resistant chassis and leg sleeves , cost £39.74 , and the new self-assembly polypropylene Fort SB90 which can carry up to 275 lbs , costs £39.95 . |
| 19 | Built in 1898 of ‘ composite ’ construction , with iron riveted sides and an elm bottom , she could carry up to 25 tons . |
| 20 | Lynda Moss , editor of the RSC 's journal Methods in Organic Synthesis , said that it does not often crop up in published syntheses , though it is sometimes used as a source of in reactions as well as being a solvent . |
| 21 | Alternatively , we can allocate up to three rooms as singles for your sole use for a £55 supplement ; these rooms will have shared facilities . |
| 22 | As time went on , the hydrogen and helium gas in the galaxies would break up into smaller clouds that would collapse under their own gravity . |
| 23 | If your mortgage application is in your name only , you can borrow up to 3½ times your gross annual salary . |
| 24 | Ministers could borrow up to fifty books at a time . |
| 25 | You can borrow up to six items at any one time and most items you borrow are due back in 28 days ( not a month ) , but some in heavy demand are due back in 14 days . |
| 26 | ‘ I already wear a lot of Joe Bloggs ’ stuff because I do n't dress up for special occasions . |
| 27 | Mr Chairman , if decent people find it necessary er to kill animals they believe be vermin they do n't dress up in red coats and call them pink and er charge er , er , er , about er drinking st stirrup cups and tooting horns , er they go out and kill the vermin , it 's a necessary job that has to be done and of course , er there are many ways in which foxes could be killed without cruelty if it is necessary to kill them . |
| 28 | MEDITATION can make you feel up to 10 years younger , says a new study , published in the Journal of Behavioral Medicine , which measured hormone levels in more than 1,600 people . |
| 29 | There has been a particular concentration on measures for young people to the extent that many who leave school at sixteen can expect up to two years in government schemes which combine work experience with training . |
| 30 | The company , which can send up to 15 tonnes of salmon and 500kgs of scallop meat a week to France , has now halted exports after its French haulier said it was no longer possible to insure the cargo . |