Example sentences of "take up [prep] ten [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | This labour-intensive process can take up to ten minutes , and has to be completed before news-hungry outsiders such as Bloomberg get to see the results . |
| 3 | It can take up to ten years to readjust to this new market situation . |
| 4 | However , he said the whole project , which involves a range of authorities from Tendring District Council to English Nature , could take up to ten years to complete . |
| 5 | The lymph nodes are very painful and can take up to ten days to burst and then exude a thick yellow pus . |
| 6 | As mentioned earlier , a Court Scheme can take up to ten weeks to implement once the paperwork has been agreed . |
| 7 | ( 2 ) A Court Scheme is likely to take up to ten weeks to implement after all paperwork has been prepared and agreed . |
| 8 | There must be reasonable assurance of technical support for the duration of the project , which is expected to take up to ten years : ideally , written guarantees or other contractual commitments should be provided . |