Example sentences of "[prep] up [prep] six [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before entering the trial patients had to show no more than minimal improvement after up to six weeks treatment with haloperidol , in high doses . |
| 2 | In a pair of experiments designed to determine the amount of Ac-ASA remaining intracellularly after up to six washings , the amount of Ac-ASA present intracellularly stayed remarkably constant , following an initial drop which probably represents the removal of major surface contamination ( Fig 6 ) . |
| 3 | In Open events there can be up to 36 fences — a combination of natural hazards such as water , rails and ditches of up to four feet six inches high ; hedges of up to six feet high and specially built fences like steps and tyres . |
| 4 | In the first week after the birth , she can safely leave her litter of up to six cubs , though more usually three , hidden in the den and helpless to move around on their own , while she hunts . |
| 5 | Standard quantities of plant and water are used in whichever method is adopted , for times of up to six hours , to take in the various stages required . |
| 6 | Parts of the British coastline are being eroded at rates of up to six metres a year — but coastal defences , used to combat erosion , may be causing problems elsewhere on the coast . |
| 7 | Police courts could impose sentences of up to six months , and district courts of up to two years . |
| 8 | The civil service has a generous sickness absence policy , and civil servants receive full pay for sickness absence of up to six months in any 12 months . |
| 9 | One notable exception was a provision in the Criminal Justice Act 1967 compelling courts to suspend all sentences of imprisonment of up to six months . |
| 10 | An escape clause was , however , built in whereby in emergencies short-term capital movements could be controlled for periods of up to six months . |
| 11 | The entire parasitic life cycle usually takes three weeks , but under certain circumstances many of the ingested L3 become arrested in development at the early fourth larval stage ( EL4 ) for periods of up to six months . |
| 12 | Junior social security minister Alistair Burt said payments would be extended to cover absences of up to six weeks due to admission to hospital , and up to three weeks for other reasons such as holidays . |
| 13 | As a pedestrian , however Shaw was still supremely noticeable as he sailed by in his knee breeches and Norfolk jacket for walks of up to six miles . |
| 14 | Prosecutors defended the 1992 trial , which left Tyson behind bars serving a prison term of up to six years . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | Pigs by nature are rooting , foraging and exploratory animals , happy to wander for up to six hours a day . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | ‘ Bunkered ’ is a new board game based on golf for up to six players . |
| 21 | Even safe and necessary medicines sell for up to six times as much in poor countries as they do in the country of manufacture . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | • 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | The tissue was then snap-frozen by immersion in liquid nitrogen before storage at -70°C for up to six months . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | 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 . |