Example sentences of "[to-vb] up [prep] a lot " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since a much-used living room has to stand up to a lot of traffic , it needs a superior quality , heavy duty carpet of either 100 per cent wool or 80 per cent wool/20 per cent nylon . |
| 2 | Kylie admits that the tour of the chic boutiques in Paris , London and New York gave the sisters a chance to catch up on a lot of the times they had missed when the demands of television companies just had to take priority over family . |
| 3 | I do n't normally sort of insist on people looking at the , the biographical background for the , but it 's crucial with Donne for you to pick up on a lot of the |
| 4 | ‘ She 's a very sensitive child , though she 's had to put up with a lot already , her mother being ill so much . ’ |
| 5 | At football matches or at confrontations at seaside resorts the police have to put up with a lot of abuse . |
| 6 | ‘ I keep imagining this morning that I have — please believe me , Milena , because when we 're married you will have to put up with a lot of this , but I keep imagining that I have lots of little crisp sepia legs . ’ |
| 7 | He conducted himself impeccably , he was open and honest and had to put up with a lot from the press and media . |
| 8 | They are going to end up with a lot of bankrupt people . |