Example sentences of "of up [prep] three [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of their proposals is for the appointment of up to three bishops as ‘ provincial visitors ’ , outside the traditional structure of diocesan bishops . |
| 2 | When the sporangium is discharged it is projected a distance of up to three metres in still air to land on the surrounding herbage . |
| 3 | The second type of endurance training uses nearly flat-out effort over a period of up to three minutes . |
| 4 | The stucco was applied in several coats to a thickness of up to three inches . |
| 5 | He introduced new boilers in the boilerhouse under the main galleries ; he installed a completely new steel structure in the ceiling above the entrance hall — without harming the ceiling paintings by Benjamin West and Angelica Kauffmann ; he rebuilt the goods lift to carry loads of up to three tonnes into the galleries ; he refurbished the public cloakrooms . |
| 6 | As east coast residents from the Deep South to northern New England dug out of up to three feet of snow , authorities reported a growing death toll , with many of the fatalities coming from heart attacks due to shovelling snow . |
| 7 | Arrowanas are large fish , reportedly reaching lengths of up to three feet ( 90cm ) , but in captivity rarely exceeding 2′ ( 60cm ) and an eighteen inch ( 45cm ) specimen would be very respectable for even the biggest of aquariums . |
| 8 | What parents can do is buy in both their names with an account designation of up to three letters which would be the child 's initial . |
| 9 | What parents can do is buy in both their names with an account designation of up to three letters which would be the child 's initial . |
| 10 | What parents can do is buy in both their names with an account designation of up to three letters which would be the child 's initial . |
| 11 | Legal & General will cover your Contents against accidental loss or damage whilst in transit between your Home and your new permanent residence within Great Britain , Northern Ireland , Isle of Man or the Channel Islands by professional removal contractors including temporary storage of up to three days , except for : |
| 12 | There are reports of up to three beans killing a child so I think the risk of a child handling one of these could be very serious |
| 13 | It was armed with a Lewis gun on the back and carried a vast load of food , petrol , ammunition and other stores , enabling it to remain out in the desert for periods of up to three weeks . |
| 14 | They stay in the reception classes for a period of up to three years , after which they are usually dropped into the lowest streams of the schools to which the classes are attached … |
| 15 | Prior to the Children Act 1989 there might be a care order ( 400 were made in 1987 ) , transferring parental responsibilities to the local authority indefinitely , or a supervision order for a specified period ( of up to three years ) , with a social worker attached to supervise the child 's resumption of full-time schooling . |
| 16 | Those who did so were released ; the remaining nine were tried and received sentences of up to three years . |
| 17 | Although the Police Federation welcomes the Bill , it would prefer the basic offence of taking away without consent possibly to incur the same penalty as was available until 1988 , of up to three years ' custodial sentence . |
| 18 | It is perhaps partly for this reason that these models have been largely concerned with the short term economic outlook ie over a horizon of up to three years . |
| 19 | Also amnestied were all prisoners ( except repeated offenders ) who had been sentenced before Dec. 22 , 1989 , to prison terms of up to three years for crimes other than murder , rape , grievous bodily harm , robbery , bribe-taking and abuse of power . |
| 20 | Also released were the nearly 750 first offenders serving prison sentences of up to three years , and around 250 people serving sentences for criminal negligence . |
| 21 | An Oct. 20 order to " purify " religion , outlawing all but nine Buddhist sects and introducing prison terms of up to three years for those found posing as monks , became law on Oct. 31 . |
| 22 | Eight opposition politicians were sentenced on Sept. 23 to prison terms of up to three years on charges of " acting as a fifth column " during the Iran-Iraq war . |
| 23 | The company had obtained the approval of the Ministry for an Agricultural Licence of up to three years . |
| 24 | Erm , resolution that Synod appoints Jo , John as Synod clerk for a period of up to three years to commence at a date mutually convenient to him and the present Synod clerk . |
| 25 | In response to the changes in Eastern Europe the Danish and East German governments each lifted visa requirements for a visit of up to three months to the other country as from May 15 , 1990 . |
| 26 | This form of infection occurs regularly only in dogs of up to three months old . |
| 27 | That means often a period of up to three months . |