Example sentences of "up a lot [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean , if you 've got a fuzzy-sounding guitar running through everything it takes up a lot of space in the mix . |
| 2 | Steps which are returned at the ends take up a lot of space , but are impressive . |
| 3 | It took up a lot of space , but the facts were few . |
| 4 | Left : Storing water at room temperature and aerating takes up a lot of space but may be worthwhile — the bucket on the right may have had salt added , but the SG tester also incorporates a thermometer . |
| 5 | This tactic does sometimes work , but it 's quite risky for Orcs because it ties up a lot of character points which you could well use elsewhere . |
| 6 | ‘ Those hallucinogenics experiments certainly stirred up a lot of shit . ’ |
| 7 | It also takes up a lot of memory for OPEN , remembering all states which might lead to a solution . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Er , one thing that tends to use up a lot of memory , is when you insert columns on the left of the spreadsheets . |
| 10 | It can expect to pick up a lot of support both from mainstream Solidarity and from the squabbling peasants ' parties . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | Manuel had not been able to improve on par the first day but everyone knew he was capable of making up a lot of leeway with one of his famous ‘ charges . ’ |
| 13 | Of course , I have been making up a lot of nonsense about machines getting in touch with one another . |
| 14 | But Scott could stir up a lot of trouble before next May . |
| 15 | You should , you , you 're advised not to jog on tarmac because the surface is hard and jars and so if you do a lot of it can you see and if , particularly if your joints are not equal to it , then you set up a lot of trouble . |
| 16 | Without wanting to state the obvious , the SJ-20 is a big guitar that takes up a lot of room . |
| 17 | And you ca n't let people touch them so they have to be in glass cases which are hugely expensive and take up a lot of room , and the director is not very interested in costume . |
| 18 | Shields recorded their first win of the season on a greasy pitch after soaking up a lot of pressure . |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | CREAM cake king Chris Liveras has stirred up a lot of controversey since he decided to build a cake factory the Preston Farm site once earmarked for development by the Ministry of Defence . |
| 21 | ‘ And he whistled up his cohorts after you 'd gone , ’ Sam complained , ‘ and they came with wet-suits and grappling irons and a heavy magnet and dredged up a lot of muck from the dock . |
| 22 | Clarissa had to summon up a lot of courage , but she rang Charity 's door bell . |
| 23 | The voice was warm , too , as if it had soaked up a lot of sunshine . |
| 24 | It 's not usual to make new partners put up a lot of cash . ’ |
| 25 | Right One of the things that er we try to pass on is that you 'll pick up a lot of information which may not be relevant to you but may be relevant to members of your family or friends . |
| 26 | On his release from prison in 1985 , Gusty Spence , the leader of the Shankill UVF and the man convicted of the Malvern St murder , was asked about Paisley 's role and he was frankly dismissive : ‘ I have no time for Paisley 's type of religious fervour or his politics but he had no involvement in re-forming the UVF though he stirred up a lot of tension at that time for his own ends . ’ |
| 27 | The son of Topsider did make up a lot of ground in the closing stages , but by then it was far too late . |
| 28 | ‘ If the middle tier marketed themselves better , they could pick up a lot of business . ’ |
| 29 | and er , I said what you mean Charlie , cor all dog 's mess all over the place , I said it is n't , I , I said have you ever been and he said no I , I said well there you are , I said if you have n't been I said you do n't know what it 's like , I said you 're talking about some old girl that lives on , in Little Sandhurst , who 's got a thing about dogs and I said kicking up a lot of fuss about it , but I said the women 's a dam liar |
| 30 | He found that the canonry and the cathedral , and the administration in the university , took up a lot of time . |