Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] up for [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One can hardly appear wearing L-plates , but no-one stands up for their first performance of a great work saying : ‘ This is the definitive version . ’ |
| 2 | And that was where at the age of sixteen , I turned up for my first job interview . |
| 3 | I went up for my first term at York called Nigel and I came back as Oliver . |
| 4 | We were watching the tufted ducks which made up for their late appearance this season by arriving in more than usual strength . |
| 5 | She also thinks that men tend to choose women who make up for their own shortcomings . |
| 6 | None of the group is especially common as fossils , but they make up for their general rarity by their interest . |
| 7 | Graham refused to run with me after that and in India , as he builds up for his first attempt at the London Marathon next year , he can find some other mug to tramp the streets of Delhi or Bombay with him . |
| 8 | When it came up for its third reading on 21 June it was referred to a select committee who on 18 July reported that they were of the opinion that the bill ought not to be proceeded with . |
| 9 | After passing out top of his class he signed up for his National Service and travelled around Europe , first with the King 's Dragoon Guards and then as an officer in the Catering Corps . |
| 10 | CLIFF Richard looks like he could use a Summer Holiday as he limbers up for his next sell-out UK tour . |
| 11 | ‘ It makes up for his small penis , ’ points out Rob . |
| 12 | ‘ It makes up for his small penis , ’ points out Rob . |