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Example sentences of "to [noun pl] up [prep] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Still farther to the northeast the reflectances increase to values up to 4.8% Rm .
2	The work 's already led to queues up to eight miles long .
3	Courses leading to qualifications up to and including A level or its equivalent are generally referred to as non-advanced further education ( NAFE ) ; qualifications above A-level standard as advanced further education ( AFE ) .
4	Until recently acetylcysteine was not recommended for use more than 15 hours after overdose , but there is now evidence that it can safely be given to patients up to 24 hours after ingestion and perhaps even later than this .
5	Its telescope will have a mirror 60 cm across , and will be cooled by liquid helium to a temperature of only a few degrees above absolute zero ; and its detectors will be sensitive to wavelengths up to a maximum of 120 micrometres .
6	General surface markers ( e.g. lectins or anti-mouse species antibodies ) applied to embryos up to the 8-cell stage will stain all blastomeres homogeneously prior to compaction and in a polarized fashion thereafter .
7	Hipparcos was launched in 1989 to measure the distances to stars up to 300 light-years away .
8	The unexpected finding of differences in the pretend play of boys and girls called for further research to test the robustness of the effect , and the apparent precocity of the girls prompted an extension to children up to 48 months of age .
9	The duty applies to children up to the age of 18 years .
10	A total of 50 European Child of Achievement Awards are presented annually to children up to the age of 16 .
11	Cohesion funds from Brussels , provided to close the gap between the EC richer and poorer States , will give ferry services in the Republic access to grants up to 85pc .
12	Section 41 regulates the extension of all these provisions to juveniles up to the age of 21 even when support was not previously received below the age of 18 .