Example sentences of "up [prep] a year " in BNC.
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| 1 | The town 's magistrates were told that tension had built up for a year after a decision to dissolve the partnership . |
| 2 | Other guaranteed income bonds are paying an average of around 5 per cent on £5,000 left tied up for a year . |
| 3 | They brought Sam here , Put him up for a year . |
| 4 | I must explain that I do not like combined heater stats ; in general I find that the heater part packs up within a year , as , regrettably do modern heaters , and I would rather throw away a £5 heater than a £10 plus heater stat . |
| 5 | Bankruptcies are 75 per cent up on a year ago . |
| 6 | The Government 's preferred three-month measure shows output was unchanged compared with the previous three months , and only 0.5 pc up on a year earlier . |
| 7 | Despite the brisk sales reported in the last few days before Christmas , December saw a small decline in retail trade compared with the previous year , according to the Confederation of British Industry 's distributive trades panel , said on Tuesday that many retailers had reported a disappointing Christmas , although the results were an improvement on recent months and sales in January were expected to be up on a year ago . |
| 8 | The overall unemployment level stands at 22.4pc , three per cent up on a year ago . |
| 9 | Sales volumes in May were up on a year ago for the fifth month in a row but they remained well below normal for the time of year , he said . |
| 10 | They also promise a ‘ return to learn ’ entitlement of up to a year 's full time education for people aged more than 50 and who left school at 15 or earlier . |
| 11 | The benefits include a lump sum payment for accidental injury up to £50,000 for standard cover and £100,000 for premium cover ; up to £25,000 standard and £50,000 premium for a fatal accident ; £25 or £50 for each day 's hospitalisation for up to a year , £250 or £500 towards specialist outpatient treatment after leaving hospital and up to £500,000 on both levels to cover against third party claims for injury or damage to their property . |
| 12 | To give themselves ready cash , some American airlines want to keep a 10% ticket tax for up to a year before handing it over to the government . |
| 13 | The move will not halt Brazilian exports immediately , because many exporters have received registration for shipments abroad up to a year in advance . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | The A5 flyover is expected to be closed for up to a year . |
| 16 | The business of running the Henley Club included topics familiar today — chasing subscriptions ( up to a year late ) , and trying to work out equitable and profitable catering arrangements . |
| 17 | ‘ Mothers should be told without ambivalence that breastfeeding offers a clear advantage to their babies … breastfeeding for at least 3 months offers a natural protection against infection that can last up to a year . ’ |
| 18 | It has thus been customary for dung and bedding to be rotted for up to a year in a midden ( or field heap ) before spreading on the land . |
| 19 | Double Benefits for you and your Spouse — £160 each per day for a period of up to a year — in the event of you both being hospitalised at the same time because of an accident , whilst both insured under the same policy . |
| 20 | They can obtain Orders from the Secretary of State ( DoE or Welsh Office ) to prevent any agricultural , or forestry , land use change for up to a year . |
| 21 | The company therefore said that salesmen must agree to a new restrictive covenant which barred them from soliciting customers for up to a year after leaving . |
| 22 | In addition , ex vivo platelet aggregation to ADP and adrenaline was significantly reduced in diabetic subjects treated for up to a year with therapeutic doses of gliclazide ( Poari et al , 1979 ) . |
| 23 | I am a midwife interested in developing a perineal audit system , enabling midwives to follow their suturing up to a year postnatally . |
| 24 | SINGER Harry Connick Jr faces up to a year in jail after being found carrying an unlicensed gun as he tried to board a plane . |
| 25 | By the time some pupils reach secondary school they can be up to a year behind classmates who have had the proper amount of teaching , Government insiders claim . |
| 26 | I 'm told they will continue for up to a year . |
| 27 | The lithium is stored in aluminium , stays in the reactor for up to a year where it is bombarded with neutrons . |
| 28 | It takes longer to saturate large rods with deuterium than to saturate the smaller ones ; the latter took up to a fortnight and they estimated that the largest rods could take up to a year . |
| 29 | Experts warned last night that it could be up to a year before he is returned to Jersey . |
| 30 | If convicted , Pierce faces up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine , which Van Halen have offered to pay . |