Example sentences of "up [adj] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has to take up private time — and at home . |
| 2 | The HP.42 , G–AAUC Horsa , took-off from Basra on August 28 at 22.30 hours , to try and make up lost time . |
| 3 | He is like a runner in the 5000 metres who walks all the way to the bell and then tries to make up lost time by running the last lap like a 100 metre sprint finalist — not a good technique , as you can imagine . |
| 4 | Emily Davies was one of the few to argue that housekeeping took up little time and that women could in fact combine work and marriage , and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson belonged to an even more select band who put this advice into practice . |
| 5 | If you are looking for a mortgage we can recommend the cheapest , the largest or the most flexible without you needing to take up valuable time researching the market yourself . |
| 6 | My daughters have taken you to themselves as a sister ; João I know has shown you every courtesy and kindness — and I myself give up valuable time each day to speak to you . |
| 7 | I shall conclude now because I am taking up valuable time . |
| 8 | The school should also set up regular times for reviewing progress and should alert you to any difficulties your child may be experiencing . |
| 9 | The threats to our major estuaries alone take up considerable time and effort . |
| 10 | After testing for the role when he executive-produced We 're No Angels , he has taken it up full time , setting up his own company Tribeca Productions and building his own mini-studio in New York . |
| 11 | ‘ Might take it up full time , sir , ’ said Bodie with a thin and slightly arrogant smile . |
| 12 | Teresa Moylan ( Mrs Clements ) has given up full time work because of her children . |
| 13 | Very dodgy position , but your the one that 's just taken up full time post |
| 14 | Do media relations take up increasing time ? |
| 15 | Paul Johnson and Mark Williamson from Barlaston and Terry Parton from Eagle Pottery all clocked up impressive times in the London Marathon . |
| 16 | Because we knew the speeds you know , and er the working of the machinery , the tools and equipment that were necessary to do the jobs , the , the application of er instrumentation you know , er what kind of materials ought to be used , er and , and we went into all that you know , in , in regard to setting up new times . |