Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [prep] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Hundreds of Afghan political prisoners have reportedly been held without charge or trial for up to nine years in interrogation centres and segregated prison blocks operated by the Ministry of State Security .
2 Since 1970 hundreds of Jehovah 's Witnesses have been detained without charge or trial for up to five years .
3 Known as ArtsLink , the programme has two components : its Collaborative Projects support American individuals or groups of up to five people seeking to collaborate with counterparts in Eastern Europe on projects in the visual , performing and media arts , architecture and design or literature .
4 And , er , the other problem with it is , you really have to know quite a lot about history , or biography to really to really get into .
5 Just about every retail purchase you make with the Card is immediately covered by Purchase Protection against accidental damage , loss or theft for up to 90 days and begins where any existing cover you may already have leaves off , up to £20,000 per Cardmember .
6 Almost certainly it has mainly affected wintering birds rather than passage migrants , particularly in Chichester Harbour , where parties of up to 10–15 once wintered fairly frequently .
7 all consequences suffered by the Carrier ( including but not limited to claims , demands , proceedings , fines , penalties , damages , costs , expenses , and loss of or damage to the carrying vehicle and to other goods carried ) of any error , omission , mis-statement or misrepresentation by the Trader or other owner of the goods or by any servant or agent of either of them , insufficient or improper packing , labelling or addressing of the goods or fraud as in Condition 10 :
8 Elsewhere single birds or parties of up to five are the general rule , and the species is regularly recorded along the whole coast , and at most of the main areas of gravel pits and the reservoirs during migration .
9 It 's a task fire officers tackle regularly , but this time it 's been simulated as part of a competition , where crews from all over the world to compete against the clock and each other .
10 The main concentrations occur at Chichester and Rye Harbour gravel pits , where flocks of up to 400 birds are regular and which , combined , hold about half the county population .
11 But even so , says the NRPB , the burial grounds should be safeguarded from building or farming for up to 150 years .
12 One of the major decisions taken by the working party was that in order to reinforce domesticity and encourage small group living , the nursing section or charge of up to 30 beds should be designed so that there are 3 subsections ( 2 in exceptional circumstances ) , of not more than 10 beds nor less than 8 , each of these forming complete living units and having one 4 bedroom plus an appropriate number of single bedrooms , adequate WC and bashing facilities and a fitting room , dining room and severity/pantry .
13 Designated Britain 's premier venue for international athletics events , it can also house conventions or concerts for up to 13,000 .
14 This is a rate of 1:4888 ( 0.02% ) , which we consider acceptable and is in line with the best of current programmes , where rates of up to 0.2% have been observed .
15 On any screen , any user can call up multiple applications , combine and manipulate text , data or graphics from anywhere on the network .
16 The line comprises the NF200C/S , NF250C/S , NF400C/S and the NF450C/S and is based on NetFrame 's Multiprocessor Parallel Server Architecture , using 50MHz 80486s or Pentiums with up to 128Mb memory as the application processor engines — customers can add both engines and input-output processors to enhance their systems .
17 Conviction could lead to a fine or imprisonment of up to two years , or both .
18 The general rule excludes the carrier from liability for fraud on the part of the trader ‘ or the owner of the goods or the servants or agents of either in respect of that consignment ’ .
19 General Accident will provide a guarantee or deposit of up to £1,000 if you , or any person driving with your permission , are detained by the competent Spanish Authorities , or your motor cycle is impounded as a result of an accident in Spain , which may result in a claim under this policy , provided that :
20 Once the percentages were established these could be used in bulk production , where blends of up to four tonnes are produced .
21 Divine intervention , that is to say , a good turn from above concerning him , cf. children of Israel , or retribution from above concerning me , cf. Lot 's wife .
22 Section 222 of the TCGA 1992 , provides that gains accruing on the disposal of , or an interest in , a dwelling house which is or has been an individual 's only or main residence ( together with garden or grounds of up to half a hectare in extent or other extent appropriate for the reasonable enjoyment of the residence according to the size and character of the dwelling house ) throughout the period of ownership ( but disregarding the last 36 months of that period ( TCGA 1992 , s223 ) are exempt from capital gains tax .
23 I suspect that part at least of the explanation lies in the pressures which structures of racism exert on the forms of resistance to it .
24 It is understood that gangs of up to young people have been roaming Newtownards , and surrounding areas , making local people 's lives ‘ a misery ’ , according to councillors .
25 But a French report on the ‘ economic impact or the absence of standard in informatics ’ estimated that savings of up to 30 per cent could be made by standardising .
26 It had been estimated that savings of up to £40,000 a school could be made through closures , but that was not the only factor taken into consideration , he said .
27 The Controller of the Navy , Vice Admiral Kent Eaton , said yesterday that tenders for up to four more vessels would probably be invited next year .
28 So it was pretty clear to the DUC that people from outside with long hair and beards were not going to advance the cause of the campaign .
29 The attention that the magazines gave us produced a large underground following , which was really cool to have because we thought it was really bitchin' that people from all over the world were sending for our demo tape . ’
30 They said that an AI group from Austria had been in touch with them with help and support , and that people from all over the world were pressing for his release .
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