Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [adv prt] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their lungs are not particularly large , despite the fact that a dolphin can hold its breath for five minutes or more , and some species of whales can submerge for up to an hour and survive on a single breath . |
| 2 | A dog otter 's territory can stretch for up to a dozen miles which gives some indication of their range . |
| 3 | Meanwhile , other callers have so much to say that they can talk for up to an hour and a half about common family problems ; about bullying , pregnancy , drug and alcohol abuse , bereavement and the most common subject of all sexual and physical abuse . |
| 4 | The effect takes more than 10ms to develop and can last for up to a few seconds . |
| 5 | I 'm told they will continue for up to a year . |
| 6 | Tests show that on most high performance machines , a spread of splattered flies on the leading edges can account for up to a quarter of the glider 's performance , reducing a glide ratio of 40:1 to less than 35:1 and making a mockery of glide calculations . |
| 7 | African leaders have some $10 billion on deposit in Swiss banks , according to one estimate ; Mr Eigen thinks that dud projects built as a vehicle for bribes may account for up to a third of developing-country debt . |
| 8 | Out-of-hours trading is permitted by the clearing house and can account for up to a third of on-exchange trading . |