Example sentences of "[to-vb] up a lot of " in BNC.
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1 | It can expect to pick up a lot of support both from mainstream Solidarity and from the squabbling peasants ' parties . |
2 | Erm , if you erm , maybe erase part of entries of the spreadsheet , you think , oh that 's going to free up a lot of memory , er , probably it wo n't . |
3 | Two banks were persuaded to put up a lot of money , so that by the time Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson V-C came to consider the action , the loans including interest totalled around £40M . |
4 | ‘ My job means having to give up a lot of things that everyone else takes for granted in their life , and you 've always known that , Annabel , ’ Scott again reminded her . |
5 | Er , one thing that tends to use up a lot of memory , is when you insert columns on the left of the spreadsheets . |
6 | Clarissa had to summon up a lot of courage , but she rang Charity 's door bell . |
7 | When Rob broke a leg she was able to make up a lot of lost ground and was selected to the British Team two seasons before him in 1981 . |