Example sentences of "[adj] [vb mod] [be] [adv] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Much of that must be down to erstwhile Spector/Young arranger Jack Nitsche . |
| 2 | The duration of section 2 may be up to 28 days and of section 3 up to six months , although it is renewable . |
| 3 | For the remaining four months ( and in some areas this may be up to seven ) grass can be fed only as hay , silage , or artificially dried grass . |
| 4 | There are 2 to 4 pointed appressed arm spines the longest may be up to one segment in length . |
| 5 | Erm , there 's a nomination for , for the executive committee nineteen ninety two to nineteen ninety four , erm , this must be back to the County by the twenty second September , nomination for the executive committee and up to twelve members may be nominated . |
| 6 | This could be up to 4 per cent more than the dealing spread shown in newspaper price listings . |
| 7 | And at Musselburgh it was Ramsay 's turn to say farewell , much as he was tempted to agree to the Randolphs ' urgings and proceed with them over Forth to Doune of Menteith , so much more secure in present circumstances than would be Dalwolsey ; for nothing was surer than that the English would be up to Lothian and Edinburgh before long , and Dalwolsey not far off their path . |
| 8 | This can be up to 120 years , but in the most common bamboo , the flowering occurs every 70 years . |
| 9 | This can be up to six months . |
| 10 | ‘ That 'll be up to Silas , ’ Lucy retorted . |
| 11 | Just give you one quick smack and that 'll be through to the other side ! |
| 12 | It was plain that these would be down to nil — or worse . ’ |
| 13 | Ash is produced when the coal is burnt and has proved to be something for the salvation for many plants and animals the ash is so fine that it has to be turned into a slurry and put into the to settle out these can be up to eight years during which time it becomes none the less but an artificial mud flat quickly colonized by weeds , pioneers crucial to the complex way of life in our natural world But for bird-watchers it is the bird that attracted to these artificial mud flats that are the most exciting development within the boundaries of these power station nature reserves . |
| 14 | Well that would be up to the colleges , if they 're commercially astute they 'll say right yeah twenty-five quid for that , in fact it would be a lot less because it 's only for three months |
| 15 | The contribution by the year 2000 could be up to 15 MTOE . |
| 16 | On the M forty between junctions four and five for High Wycombe and Stokenchurch , there are two narrow lanes in both directions , with a contraflow system for a short stretch about mid-way between the two junctions , also that can be down to single line traffic at times , so it is likely to slow you down a little . |
| 17 | The bombshell means that when bills go out next April , thousands could be up to £340 out of pocket . |
| 18 | The more energetic will be off to the King Alfred Leisure Centre to risk their dignity on the Wild Waters and on the three 100-metre slides . |