Example sentences of "[vb base] [verb] up a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | He smiles : ‘ I 've grown up a lot and I 'm now enjoying important fights that used to fill me with nerves . |
| 2 | ‘ I 've grown up a lot in the last two years , ’ she said quietly and I silently agreed with her . |
| 3 | We 've cleaned up a lot of parts of our city . |
| 4 | We 've , we 've soaked up a lot of pressure without having too many goal attempts at us , and then we 've broke away and scored two goals ; the plan 's worked a treat and I was due to do something right . |
| 5 | ‘ Few clients can give us a breakdown but historically we 've burnt up a lot of fuel . |
| 6 | They 've dug up a lot of human bones at my old uncle 's house … ‘ |
| 7 | I have given up a lot of my independence . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ The C & D category societies ( the smallest ) have picked up a lot of savings business by offering high interest rates , but that money has to be lent out and the sort of mortgage business they have been picking up at the rates they charge looks very doubtful to me . |
| 9 | ‘ I 've noticed the players have perked up a lot since the first leg in Stuttgart . |