Example sentences of "may [vb infin] up [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The number of strings which the algorithm keeps may range up to a few thousand , and each bit string may be a few hundred long . |
| 2 | Beauty is often the object of envy by a plain person , yet people whose prettiness as children captivated the adults around them may grow up with a severe disadvantage . |
| 3 | If you decide to design your own lace pattern , do remember that you must transfer to both left and right rather than in just one direction or you may finish up with a definite bias in your knitting . |
| 4 | In this way , new requests for credit may run up against a powerful and undeniably sensible combination of background knowledge and personal experience which rules them out , even when the applicant whose personal circumstances ring these alarm bells would have been a satisfactory payer . |
| 5 | Under this scheme you may donate up to a maximum of £240 a year to a charity or charities of your choice free of income tax . |
| 6 | The fur seal may have up to a hundred , but the Hamadryas makes do with only a handful . |
| 7 | It is done in spring or early summer on outdoor plants , and rooting may take up to a year ; pot plants are layered any time and should root in a few weeks . |
| 8 | Although a few may take up to a week of daily feeding with the culprit food before they respond , this is probably fairly unusual . |
| 9 | In fact , it may take up to a week before your bank actually receives the money . |
| 10 | As with all hill climbing , a BM may end up at a local minimum . |
| 11 | Yet the Navigator may end up as a ‘ how not to ’ in a business-school marketing class . |
| 12 | If , on the other hand , you are someone who restricts themselves to using commonality tactics , you may end up as a martyr . |
| 13 | The colours wo n't be seen again and they may end up in a museum . ’ |
| 14 | The ‘ progressive ’ parent who believes in total involvement in shaping the disposition of children may end up in a stifling relationship that offers precious little access to the outside world . |
| 15 | In contrast , the streetwise dealers require quicker money , and may end up in a bucket shop on the Continent . |
| 16 | And one interesting thing is that as we integrate that system as we double the number of users our requirements the loading on our system may go up by a factor of four . |
| 17 | Hampshire think they may lose up to a quarter of their membership when Dean Park goes after this season . |
| 18 | Relatively unimportant as these smaller losses may seem compared with the main one , together they may add up to a total picture of her life which she feels has been shattered overnight by a single blow . |
| 19 | Basically they need to be able to understand the idea that ‘ tokens ’ may add up to a big reward . |
| 20 | They may turn up in a show of force in the Market Square . ’ |