Example sentences of "it [verb] up [adv] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 It uses up as much memory as any maximum column on the right that uses memory .
2 The crux of the debate , therefore , is not whether social service expenditure encourages consumption and hence economic growth but rather at what stage and under what economic conditions it uses up so much labour , capital and other resources that it ‘ crowds out ’ the manufacturing industries .
3 But it came up about three times !
4 Suddenly , it popped up not 80 yards away .
5 It takes up very little space and makes a room look substantial .
6 And that silts up and tha cos the you get the silt , well I think it silted up about three feet in about three years , that were n't much and the .. course to come up now .
7 " It took up too much space Malcolm said and nothing would grow near it . "
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