Example sentences of "[to-vb] up [prep] the time " in BNC.
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| 1 | Please forgive the shortish letter , but I am trying to catch up for the time I was ill , and have quite a heavy teaching programme . |
| 2 | The consequence of the Knoyles ' poverty and the Hutchings ' absenteeism over the previous two centuries was that the Manor House had a miraculous escape from Georgian owners wanting to keep up with the times . |
| 3 | Yes , you have to keep up with the times , but it 's about as hop and happening as Liverpool 's away kit — and as clear as the sprites on Shadow Warriors ! |
| 4 | She approves of that , says it 's a good thing to keep up with the times . ’ |
| 5 | The pub has made no attempt to keep up with the times … no karaoke here … just conversation . |
| 6 | Peace within the new boundaries allowed Milan to make up for the time lost during the bloody years of Napoleon 's campaigns and the Risorgimento . |
| 7 | So that 's it — we deduct five overs and three runs for the rain interruption , plus another eight overs and four runs to make up for the time it 's taken us to work it out . |
| 8 | ‘ You can do nothing to make up for the time that 's been wasted checking for a link between that incident and the murder of Hal MacQuillan . ’ |