Example sentences of "of up [prep] six [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Police courts could impose sentences of up to six months , and district courts of up to two years . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | An escape clause was , however , built in whereby in emergencies short-term capital movements could be controlled for periods of up to six months . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Prosecutors defended the 1992 trial , which left Tyson behind bars serving a prison term of up to six years . |