Example sentences of "for up [prep] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Several have been kept alive for up to eight months . |
| 2 | A rechargeable battery protects the stored programme data for up to eight months in the event of the programmer being unplugged . |
| 3 | If the employee has been working for you for up to eight weeks and does not have a linking letter or a Leaver 's statement , phone your Social Security office and ask if the start of the PIW you are dealing with links back to a claim to a Social Security benefit . |
| 4 | In extreme cases , people had gone without fuel for up to eight days over a series of two-week periods . |
| 5 | Spain is , together with Portugal , marked out from other European countries by its ambiguous historical engagement with the New World and with Africa ( for example , the Moorish conquest in the eighth century led to a domination that lasted for up to eight centuries in some regions ) . |
| 6 | As a rule of thumb , the author designs these mains-voltage tracks in 2.5mm wide section ( which is good for up to 5 Amps of 1.5mm to 2mm minimum where possible . |
| 7 | LA bonds normally have a maturity of 1 year and 6 days but can be issued for up to 5 years tenor . |
| 8 | In the ‘ fridge for up to 5 days |
| 9 | For instance , north London staff requiring temporary accommodation while arranging for permanent housing were given a temporary accommodation allowance for up to 13 weeks whereas those moving from Kent were able to receive this allowance for up to 26 weeks . |
| 10 | On moving house , Sun Life paid for employees and their families , travel expenses , removal expenses plus any storage charges for up to 13 weeks . |
| 11 | At present , equivalent income support is paid by the DSS for up to 13 weeks for residents entering hospital , and up to six weeks for other absences from the home such as holidays . |
| 12 | A more liberal choice proposed by the Shop Hours Reform Council — allowing large shops to open for up to six hours on a Sunday , and small ones for as long as they wanted — would encourage almost half of all shops to do so . |
| 13 | The lightstick lasts for up to six hours sometimes longer you tee up the ball on every shot so that you ca n't hit the light stick out when this game is played the flags are all lit up with bigger lightsticks . |
| 14 | Some such cars were held up and trapped for up to six hours , for those who could the best option was to leave the car and complete the journey on foot . |
| 15 | Pigs by nature are rooting , foraging and exploratory animals , happy to wander for up to six hours a day . |
| 16 | This effect lasted up to four hours with a dose of 20 µg per animal but was prolonged for up to six hours with a dosage of 40–80 µg per animal . |
| 17 | ‘ Bunkered ’ is a new board game based on golf for up to six players . |
| 18 | Even safe and necessary medicines sell for up to six times as much in poor countries as they do in the country of manufacture . |
| 19 | One in six firms has deferred settlements for up to six months because of the profits squeeze produced by recession , and more are planning a freeze . |
| 20 | • And if you yourself are in hospital for 10 or more consecutive nights in any 30-day period , your monthly payments will be refunded , for up to six months in any year . |
| 21 | If you are sent to prison for up to six months , you have to wait seven years ; a fine is wiped clean after five years and probation or conditional discharge takes one year . |
| 22 | Finding a new childcarer is so traumatic that 80% of the mothers surveyed admitted they did n't have the courage to give an inadequate nanny the sack immediately ; 60% of those who were unhappy carried on with their carer for a month , and 35% for up to six months . |
| 23 | However , many 16-year-olds who give birth or have a termination are still of compulsory school age for up to six months after their birthday and their pregnancy occurs while they are still schoolgirls . |
| 24 | The tissue was then snap-frozen by immersion in liquid nitrogen before storage at -70°C for up to six months . |
| 25 | Of managerial and professional workers unemployed in 1985 , 18.1 per cent had been without work for up to six months , compared to 12.2 per cent of those who had been without a job for between two and three years . |
| 26 | While 39 per cent of those unemployed for up to six months were manual workers , this group made up almost half the unemployed who had been without work for between two and three years . |
| 27 | A farmer could apply to a county court for a possession order and evict his former employee , though the court was empowered to suspend the order for up to six months . |
| 28 | The notice will prohibit the trader from supplying specified goods for up to six months . |
| 29 | Of those arrested for forcing their way into the NSF headquarters , 38 were convicted on Feb. 23 of public order offences ; 11 were imprisoned for up to six months and the rest were fined . |
| 30 | Marzipan can also be frozen for up to six months . |