Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] up the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't offer an opinion on that since I did n't have any , so I took up the time admiring the surroundings . |
| 2 | More to put her at her ease again than for any other reason I picked up The Times and showed it to her . |
| 3 | So so there I will always remind you Peter says , I will always remind you of this things that if you buy up the time |
| 4 | On the other hand , an employer who dismisses a redundant employee for going on strike during his notice period will still have to make him a redundancy payment unless he serves a ‘ notice of extension ’ in accordance with the Consolidation Act requiring him to make up the time lost through the strike . |
| 5 | On the contrary — it uses up the time we 've saved with the dishwasher and the vacuum cleaner . |