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have up

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb; usually passive) to cause to appear for trial

    he was had up for breaking and entering

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Police now have up to 96 hours to question them.

From BBC

"I'm not alone, I have up to 250 herbalists working under my banner," the man calling himself Idara told Osman, who was again undercover and wearing a secret camera.

From BBC

Each team can have up to eight B1, or totally blind, players.

From Barron's

“They weigh 30 tons and have up to 18-foot blades and can bury smoldering fuels and expose new fuels, which can create new hazards and place firefighters at risk.”

From Los Angeles Times

Up against New Zealand on Saturday, Borthwick will have to pick through injuries, experience, his own tactical gameplan and what the All Blacks might have up their sleeves to find a winning formula.

From BBC