Example sentences of "[noun] [to-vb] up for the [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he leaves here , he faces four tournaments — Antwerp , Toulouse , Paris and Wembley — in five weeks to tune up for the Masters on 27 November . |
| 2 | Although not a political animal she saw the need to speak up for the Africans ; articulate on their behalf when so often they were not given opportunity to speak for themselves . |
| 3 | The Government says that many scholarships will be on offer to make up for the charges , but surely this means that only rich people and the very brightest of the less well-off will be able to afford a degree . |
| 4 | Finally , why will the Government not allow the extra European funds to be spent in the coalfields to make up for the jobs that have been lost ? |
| 5 | For the planners ' part , they know that they must come up with good results to make up for the inadequacies of the previous strategies . |
| 6 | A two week tour of Europe was organised for late-June/July in order to make up for the shows cancelled at the end of last year . |