Example sentences of "[vb -s] up a [noun sg] [prep] time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problem was that we were firefighting not just for ourselves but for so many of our clients , and firefighting takes up a lot of time and emotionally is a strain . |
| 2 | It is not very good , you see , on Government responsibility and this takes up a lot of time . |
| 3 | This all takes up a lot of time ; we are under great pressure today . |
| 4 | She says her husband has another business — which takes up a lot of time . |
| 5 | But anyway I know it takes up a lot of time and a lot of our columns . |
| 6 | Campaigning is a demanding business and it swallows up a lot of time without guaranteeing success , said group secretary George Knowles . |