Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] up for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh you only got up for a coffee ? |
| 2 | The drawback is that your expert driver from the London Limousine Company ( SE1 ) only turns up for a minimum of eight hours — a standard feature of chauffeur hire . |
| 3 | The Instruction ( Nakaz ) which Catherine personally drew up for the guidance of the deputies who made up this Commission was a conflation of ideas drawn , with little alteration , from West European writers , particularly Montesquieu and Beccaria . |
| 4 | ‘ Look , ’ Forester said urgently , and Carson could imagine his knuckles going white as he gripped the payphone receiver hard in an attempt to get his point across , ‘ my chance at having a kid 's been ruined , and the police and the government have got their heads together to cover up for the killer . ’ |
| 5 | I 'm afraid I shall be very much tied up for the rest of today . |
| 6 | I 'm all packed up for the shoot tomorrow … the second last for this year — then 2 more in January & into the salmon season on Jan. 15 th ! & so the year 's round etc . |
| 7 | The headmaster himself had accused her of only joining up for the uniform . |
| 8 | It 's just basically set up for a rape scene . |
| 9 | With their male love of machines , he and his friends ( especially rounded up for the occasion ) spent hours tinkering with it , heads down in worship under the bonnet . |
| 10 | There were more than a few ‘ One Sergeant Wilko ’ and similar chants during the evening , perhaps making up for the heat-of-the-moment bollocking he got at Anfield for taking off a very industrious Rod Wallace . |
| 11 | Only spoke up for the girl . ’ |
| 12 | Some cooks are born great , others have their natural skill improved by training , yet others train hard enough to make up for a lack of natural talent . |
| 13 | If you live too far away to drive up for the day why not go for an extended weekend ? |
| 14 | Fresh greenskins were already forming up for the attack , spear-wielding infantry and archers among them , and towards the rear two huge Trolls shambled slowly through a sea of frolicking Snotlings . |
| 15 | 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 . ’ |
| 16 | I thought my form had been good enough throughout the year to warrant selection , but there is always that niggling doubt , especially as I had angered Frank Dick by not turning up for a relay practice at Loughborough where he was engaged in running the annual Summer School for athletics . |
| 17 | And er I mean th the o the question you would use for , for this one is tell me , what are your thou what is it , what are your thoughts on pensions , you know , what are your thoughts on retirement , how do you feel about it just open up for the guy to say it 's very important or I 'm not interested , oh that 's interesting why do you say that . |
| 18 | The volunteer may help the young person with job applications or other form-filling , go to a football match or the cinema with them or just meet up for a chat . |
| 19 | It would be so easy just to give up for a while . |
| 20 | When the cold engine that was the city had coughed and kicked and finally started up for the day , then she 'd set out about her business . |
| 21 | She said oh no I just rang up for a chat . |
| 22 | But real life , both human life and plant and animal life , is not set up for the benefit of spectators . |
| 23 | At the time and date arranged , he meets an old friend and decides not to turn up for the meal with his niece . |
| 24 | You can just go up for a ride , letting someone else do all the work while you enjoy the sensation , or learn to pilot the thing for yourself . |
| 25 | Anglers from the St Helens and Newton-le-Willows areas are already signed up for the waterfront beat . |
| 26 | The flow will not let up for a minute . |
| 27 | Boro boss Lawrence , meanwhile , is not lined up for a summer move to Spurs despite rumours sweeping the NorthEast . |
| 28 | • If you wake during the night ( sometimes because you need to empty your bladder ) then return to bed and relax as soon as possible , Do not get up for a cup of tea or snack as this will give misleading information to your body clock . |
| 29 | Andrew Martin and Carl Cartwright are already lined up for the trip . |
| 30 | During this ceaseless pursuit of the right métier for my particular brand of foolishness , I had already pitched up for a Telethon trailer to flamenco dance for the cause . |