Example sentences of "[verb] up for [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's hard to stand up for that length of time , ’ said Couples , who had two double-bogeys in his 71 . |
| 2 | You will need a detective , be it a police officer or some individual caught up for good reason in the investigation , who is capable of seeing deeply into people 's characters , of putting himself like Simenon 's Maigret into , not so much other people 's hoes , as into other people 's minds and souls . |
| 3 | ‘ They may have saved up for this holiday for years . ’ |
| 4 | On this typical page of shooting script are given the essential directions needed to set up for each shot in a sequence . |
| 5 | The Princess of Wales may not have been quick to learn at school — possibly because her lessons did not interest her much — but she has certainly made up for lost time since her marriage . |
| 6 | But he more than made up for that night by setting up both Arsenal 's goals with a performance of poise and maturity . |
| 7 | First , a number of rules were specified about the use of rewards and punishers and it was suggested that a reward ‘ menu ’ be drawn up for each intervention in order that the child does not become satiated by a single type of reward which could then lose its reinforcing properties . |
| 8 | Several of the issues just outlined will be given special attention in our last chapter , which will look at the wider horizons opened up for Protestant theology by the ecumenical movement , the encounter with other faiths , and the development of science . |
| 9 | It was not only other ancient literature that was opened up for new understanding by the Renaissance : the Bible too began to be read with new eyes , eyes no longer focused simply by the authoritative teaching of the church . |
| 10 | Those councils which wanted to could make up for lost grant by increasing rate levels , and many did so , so that overall levels of spending did not fall significantly . |
| 11 | Succeeding in this would make up for previous frustration in attempts to follow Bowen . |
| 12 | SKIPPER Allan Border hit his highest first-class score of the tour as Australia made up for lost time on a rain-hit day against Warwickshire at Edgbaston . |
| 13 | ‘ Good thinking , Princess , ’ he said , with an easy charm that made up for any lack of etiquette . |
| 14 | Fortunately the driver made up for this heresy by roundly cursing the French , whom he disliked for the same reason that most Englishmen do — the way they clutter up the place , never get out of the way and ca n't speak English . |
| 15 | He had no abilities , but made up for this drawback with sharp elbows . |
| 16 | HOW we could have done with some frogs ' legs among the dire fare served up for national consumption at Stamford Bridge yesterday . |
| 17 | The hotelier can set up for any number of different plans , for example , golf weekends , leisure breaks , family rates , and so forth |
| 18 | ORGANISATIONS employing more than 35,000 people signed up for good health at a ceremony in South Cleveland Hospital . |
| 19 | That caused a shortage , especially of male dancers , which was worsened when others were called up for military service during the war . |
| 20 | Individual project boards have been set up for each area of market testing . |
| 21 | The Highlands Congested Districts Board was set up for this purpose in 1897 , but it was able to achieve very little . |
| 22 | Many Tamils fear they are being softened up for another assault on Jaffna . |
| 23 | Oh yes , I had a gentleman turn up for some physio on his arm . |
| 24 | CANADA 'S 13 Engines , with their considered blend of ominous guitar and vocals and a sometimes lumbering , limbering beat , should have little trouble making up for lost time with this overdue European release of their excellent debut LP . |
| 25 | CANADA 'S 13 Engines , with their considered blend of ominous guitar and vocals and a sometimes lumbering , limbering beat , should have little trouble making up for lost time with this overdue European release of their excellent debut LP . |
| 26 | Certainly the Devon , in the late eighteenth century , was described by William Marshall ( 1796 ) as being ‘ in size somewhat below the desirable point for the heavier works of husbandry ’ , making up for this deficiency with its agility and exertion so that it was regarded as the best worker in Britain . |
| 27 | ‘ We did n't even know it was being taped — we were just warming up for another track by playing the song . |
| 28 | Dettori , who will be warming up for next season in Hong Kong , did not rest on his laurels , steering odds-on Shintillo to a sauntering success in the Something For The Boys Maiden . |
| 29 | Also , there are three sites that have been put up for public consultation by the Gipsy Working Party and that 's Rockhill Farm at Chipping Norton , the airfield at Chiltern near Burford , and Standlake . |
| 30 | The disloyal mutterings about his leadership will grow , as will the possibility of a token candidate standing against him when his party position comes up for formal renewal in November . |