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

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1	Proper planning was held up for a time until the route of the M4 was decided , as an early outline brought it through Harpsden and over Peppard .
2	Set the temperature to a degree or two higher than that of the maintenance tank and place the female in this set up for a time to associate herself with the layout and hiding places .
3	The arrival of the Italian soldiers was held up for a time while the Italian government bargained for an Italian to command the UN forces ( the commander is , as it happens , a Brazilian ) .
4	Some exciting advice — relayed by Andrew from a knowing uncle in the City — had jacked it up for a time , before an even bigger hole was left gaping by the failure of that magical investment .
5	That light rain will soon clear away tomorrow morning and it 'll brighten up for a time .
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	It shuts him up for the time being , and I 'm not going to give him the satisfaction of thinking his insolence cuts any ice with me .
9	I 'd have taken in lodgers only for the war , but the solicitor advised me just to close the place up for the time being .
10	‘ 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 . ’
11	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 .
12	So it 's I I counted it up for the time I 'm staying .
13	that makes up for the time you , then doing the
14	‘ And then , after the war , the newly formed High Council set themselves up as the Time Lords . ’
15	You 've just got to keep doubling up until the time is right .
16	Form the moment they wake up until the time they go to bed , whether they are playing with friends or at school , their minds and bodies are always active .
17	I remember thinking that use of rhyming slang was going to help clear matters up in no time .
18	‘ You 'll be snapped up in no time . ’
19	I picked it up in no time , and I 'm a dummy . ’
20	Fortunately the low 85-knot rotation speed comes up in no time at all , providing a sense of relief at being airborne before losing control of the situation .
21	Clean it up in no time .
22	slacken up in no time and
23	The Commodore 64 also offers a similar system but the ZX Spectrum , on which the Light Rifle was tested , does n't and the deficiency shows up in the time taken to calculate the position of the rifle when the trigger is pulled .
24	It all adds up to a time consuming and often costly exercise .
25	Mm yes but we 're coming up to a time when er the quantity of old people is going to be rather high than before because we 're all healthier .
26	The Rhine was the eastern boundary of the Carolingian Franks up to the time of Charlemagne .
27	John 's mother , Audrey , joined the Club in 1938 and remained a stalwart in the Ladies ' Section up to the time of her death in 1984 , and his father Tom served the Club in many ways and was very highly regarded .
28	Bourke had to do this every time he spoke with Blake up to the time of the escape in October .
29	As with a number of other regions , a number of these early mill sites were in the hands of religious foundations , such as the Benedictines and Cistercian Orders who , up to the time of their suppression in the 16th century , owned as many mills as any of the estates or manors in Britain .
30	Because there are so few cells and a well-defined pattern , it is possible to follow the lineage and fate of every cell at least up to the time of gastrulation .