Example sentences of "up [prep] [adj] time [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The Princess of Wales may not have been quick to learn at school — possibly because her lessons did not interest her much — but she has certainly made up for lost time since her marriage .
2 CANADA 'S 13 Engines , with their considered blend of ominous guitar and vocals and a sometimes lumbering , limbering beat , should have little trouble making up for lost time with this overdue European release of their excellent debut LP .
3 CANADA 'S 13 Engines , with their considered blend of ominous guitar and vocals and a sometimes lumbering , limbering beat , should have little trouble making up for lost time with this overdue European release of their excellent debut LP .
4 He set off again almost as soon as he had returned to Hobart to make up for lost time on an overland expedition to Launceston and George Town , 60 miles from Hobart on the North Coast of the island .
5 SKIPPER Allan Border hit his highest first-class score of the tour as Australia made up for lost time on a rain-hit day against Warwickshire at Edgbaston .
6 The nub of the meeting had been a lengthy discussion on the merits or otherwise of four-day cricket , while matters decided on were the 25-point penalty for producing inferior pitches , retained with wider definition to include over-grassed pitches ; overseas players ( counties may register up to two for next season only ) ; a return to 15-yard run-ups in the Sunday League ; and the making up of lost time in Tests to a maximum one hour .
7 The nub of the meeting had been a lengthy discussion on the merits or otherwise of four-day cricket , while matters decided on were the 25-point penalty for producing inferior pitches , retained with wider definition to include over-grassed pitches ; overseas players ( counties may register up to two for next season only ) ; a return to 15-yard run-ups in the Sunday League ; and the making up of lost time in Tests to a maximum one hour .
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