Example sentences of "[verb] up for [art] [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 'd like to meet up for a drink or something , do give me a call on the above number . |
| 2 | The afternoon audience steadily declined , built up for an hour or so in the late afternoon and then surrendered to TV , except for another late-night blip . |
| 3 | Winding up for the Government when the new clause was debated in the House of Commons on 14 April 1948 , Ede faithfully followed the Cabinet 's line , expounding the case for retention on the grounds that public opinion was not conducive to any change , adding as a supporting argument that the unarmed police had to contend with a ‘ class of gangster and armed criminal which hardly existed at all before the war ’ . |
| 4 | The Dormouse woke up for a minute and then went to sleep again . |
| 5 | But give him his due , he does not give up for a scratch or two , and not even a dagger could hold him off for ever . ’ |
| 6 | Louise came up for the funeral and stayed on for three weeks to give moral support . |
| 7 | There were at least two world champions lining up for the start and many seasoned and experienced drivers . |
| 8 | As we have seen , he argues that trade union government will be relatively centralised where agreements are drawn up for an industry or an entire country , and will be relatively decentralised where they are regionally- or plant-based . |
| 9 | No , the , the , the extension of them going up for the cup and all , that 's what it was . |
| 10 | So that 's when I was eating my dinner , when they were going up for the cup and she fell asleep , well you know with the wine in you , here was my eyes all out for the count . |
| 11 | There is nothing more important than that we should stick up for the system that we have inherited down the ages , and that still has so much to offer the people of our country . " |
| 12 | I must thank the judges who did a good job for us apart from three who entered , showed up for a while and were then missing when their turn was due . |
| 13 | It was dreamed up for the Monkees and its original conception was supposed to loosely parody the Beatles ' films A Hard Day 's Night and Help . |
| 14 | The individual who 's gon na be assertive is likely to be open and honest or likely to admit things that are not so good at honest those , but they 're not gon na necessarily apologise for those , they 're gon na treat those as statements of fact and they 're certainly gon na try and involve other people and actually say what do you think this , what are some ways forward er but it does n't mean that they 're gon na be walked all over and they still stand up for the things that they firmly believe in . |
| 15 | Well we never heard the name shop steward in those days I do n't think they went that far , there was somebody in charge sort of thing but erm they er got the na the name afterwards I think you know shop steward , but er and then they used to be Miss used to have the garden fetes the garden parties on her lawn , that was for the Liberal Party you see as soon Labour was mentioned there were only Tories and Liberals at that time and er we used to , when there was an election er we used to wait up for the results and then if the Liberals got in Squires ' big bell would be rung if it was twelve o'clock at night or one o'clock in the morning the Squires ' big bell would be rung you see , to say who 'd got in , if the Tories got in it was n't rung because it was a , Squires were Liberals , strong Liberals and er they used to attend the Liberal Club at Shortheath but erm there used to be some fun in those er what 's the name parade if the Liberals got in and dances you know to raise money for the various things , and the garden fetes used to be lovely but er on their lawn . |
| 16 | But experience can often make up for a yard or two of pace . |
| 17 | Nothing , according to Slater , will make up for the fact that Alpha is three years late to market . |
| 18 | Soon I 'll have enough money for a really powerful crossbow , and that I 'm certainly looking forward to ; it 'll help make up for the fact that I 've never been able to persuade my father to buy a rifle or a shotgun that I could use sometimes . |
| 19 | But nothing can make up for the fact that any improvements in prescribing practice are too late to save Lexie . |
| 20 | I just cos when I see children like that and you know there 's nothing you can really do for them , you ca n't make up for the fact that they 've got a rotten home life and that 's top and bottom line that 's what it is ! |
| 21 | But no amount of talking could make up for the unhappiness and lost innocence of my childhood . |
| 22 | It wo n't , you know , make up for the fact that , let's face it , I poisoned you ! ’ |
| 23 | When you weigh it up , would any amount of perks make up for the fact that joining this particular firm involves waking up next to the Prince of Wales or the Duke of York ? |
| 24 | If one wished to do so , one could sign up for the directive while keeping the 1908 legislation in force . |
| 25 | When the Watermen closed its doors , Connor locked up for the night and made his way upstairs . |
| 26 | At eighteen , I was called up for the Army and I was three years there . |
| 27 | ‘ Never needed one , ’ the beautiful barmaid explained , as Cornelius settled up for the bread and board . |
| 28 | Thinking how quiet she 'd gone when he said he was coming up for the funeral and how she 'd seemed to withdraw into herself . |
| 29 | A disaster fund was set up for the widows and orphans and they were reasonably well provided for financially , although the sums they received seem very small by today 's standards of compensation and value of money . |
| 30 | For Lacan notes how it is only when the infant encounters itself in a ‘ mirroring ’ image that a form is set up for the face and body ; the mirror provides a perceptual gestalt ‘ ideal ’ form , which does not reflect a reality since it differs from the subject 's fragmentary experience . |