Example sentences of "take up [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This theory also implies that the internal body clock takes up to five years to develop fully . |
| 2 | ‘ It takes up to 18 months to properly train our staff and I must say I am particularly impressed by the capability , skills and attitude of the Scots workforce . ’ |
| 3 | It 's small , light and neat , takes up to 100 sheets of A4 and has a manual feed slot for envelopes . |
| 4 | Alkaline and moderately rich in minerals , it takes up to 80 years to filter through 295 feet of sand , clay , shale , coal and siltstone . |
| 5 | Grandmaster Chess offers nine levels of play and a special level for board analysis or postal chess but , like most chess sims of its day ( it first was released in 1982 ) , the higher levels take for ever to make a move — Level Nine takes up to two hours ! |
| 6 | It takes up to two months to complete , after which the other stages can be run in parallel . |
| 7 | It then takes up to 15 stages of filtration and other methods to separate the few parts per million of useful protein . |
| 8 | It takes up to seven skins to make one coat . |
| 9 | A top Oxford orthopaedic surgeon says it takes up to ten years to measure the success of a joint , but the maunfacturers come up with new , improved versions each year . |
| 10 | He found that , left to herself , she takes up to 24 hours to prepare for farrowing . |
| 11 | erm one did take up on public individuals if they made a profit have the board not considered perhaps teaming public individuals to run the theatre ? . |
| 12 | It may take up to eight weeks to evaluate your program , so please be patient . |
| 13 | Sometimes it can take up to eight miles before it is warmed up enough to stop having to keep a foot on the accelerator at traffic lights , etc . |
| 14 | He finds himself stymied , ‘ unless we go to appeal , which would be the Lands Tribunal , which could take up to nine months … [ and ] I ca n't afford to . ’ |
| 15 | Its funding and negotiations with authors are in the hands of a general editor at Layer IV , assisted by a small group of editors at Layer 111 , each working on projects that may take up to 18 months to complete . |
| 16 | The report said that of 1,330 active oil wells , about 700 were on fire at the end of April , with between 2,000,000-6,000,000 barrels lost a day , and it estimated that bringing the fires under control " may take up to 18 months " . |
| 17 | The baby monkeys can take up to 18 months to mature and it could be that long before Hickery Holler is reintroduced to the group . |
| 18 | As it is , a penalty kick at goal can take up to two minutes out of the match . |
| 19 | Do not expect instant results , especially if the baby has diarrhoea or colic — it may take up to two weeks for the baby 's digestive system to return to normal . |
| 20 | It is thought certain that Mr Ward will fight extradition proceedings , which as a result could take up to two years to bring to a conclusion . |
| 21 | Record sales in foreign territories can take up to two years before they are paid . |
| 22 | That could take up to two years . |
| 23 | These completely non-invasive techniques have the advantage of being carried out on an outpatient basis but the treatment may take up to two years . |
| 24 | ‘ It would take up to two years to collect the information and in the meantime we would restore the old rates , ’ he said . |
| 25 | They 've promised to do so as soon as a new constitution has been written , but western diplomats say that could take up to two years . |
| 26 | The aircraft will take up to two stretchers with care attendants . |
| 27 | Do n't wait until Christmas Eve to defrost the turkey — it could take up to two days to thaw ! |
| 28 | Of the 750 men who had originally walked out , 450 were still in Edinburgh ; of these 200 were still unemployed a week later and it was thought that full absorption would take up to six months ; in fact by early April , only 20 strikers were still without work . |
| 29 | The latter can take up to six months to complete . |
| 30 | It 's a process that can take up to six months , but all this has not deterred hundreds more refugees from attempting the hazardous journey south . |