Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] up for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I get a bit dizzy lying down on the bench , like I 'm falling backwards and I got to sit up for a bit . |
| 2 | Did you want to stand up for a minute ? |
| 3 | And I tried to save up for a car cos my son was in the army . |
| 4 | If you 'd like to meet up for a drink or something , do give me a call on the above number . |
| 5 | On arrival , conference participants were invited to sign up for a workshop of their choice . |
| 6 | A friend failing to turn up for a date may reawaken deep-seated fears of abandonment . |
| 7 | They therefore decided to break up for a while because , Dustin said , ‘ I wanted my fling . |
| 8 | The alarm was raised when she failed to turn up for a meeting with students . |
| 9 | You try to get up for a cup of tea |
| 10 | From the ‘ savings , ’ as they are referred to , funds have been redeployed to make up for a decade in which growth of support for basic scientific research was , at best , sluggish . |
| 11 | Last week , Jarman had n't quite decided whether they were to talk to the audience or simply sleep through the exhibition 's four-day run — ‘ although they 'll be allowed to get up for a pee and lunch , ’ he added generously . |
| 12 | Cars have been popular in the movies since Mack Sennett was wrecking them around 1914 in such shorts as Lizzies of the Field — not funny to some members of early audiences , who were trying to save up for a Ford Model T or ‘ tin Lizzy ’ . |
| 13 | because that , he wanted to go up for a medical which was a bit erm , unethical , but I do n't know whether it 's true it 's , you know it 's just what someone said |
| 14 | A former Grand National jockey charged with burglary and deception has failed to turn up for a court appearance . |
| 15 | It 's certainly a , a day of reflection an and great appreciation on a part of all of us , the reason we 're here er for me , personally , I need to back up for a moment perhaps . |