Example sentences of "[to-vb] up for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lucien , however , liked the comparative privacy of the court and , once he 'd become familiar with the routines of the household and felt confident enough to venture around alone , went there often to limber up for an hour before his own breakfast . |
| 2 | Just to keep fit , or as he said ‘ to warm up for a day at Sekers ’ he swims about three miles each week . |
| 3 | The alarm was raised when she failed to turn up for a meeting with students . |
| 4 | ‘ There 's a food company which wants someone to dress up for an advertisement as a giant slice of ham with cheese and tomato between two halves of an enormous bun . ’ |
| 5 | You try to get up for a cup of tea |
| 6 | From the ‘ savings , ’ as they are referred to , funds have been redeployed to make up for a decade in which growth of support for basic scientific research was , at best , sluggish . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Huntworth , Pipe 's only other runner at the meeting , provided Scudamore with his 71st success of the season when making all the running in the Happy Eater Restaurant Handicap Chase to make up for a string of disappointments . |
| 9 | On arrival , conference participants were invited to sign up for a workshop of their choice . |
| 10 | Anyone aged 14–25 is invited to sign up for an audition for the drama project which is due to take place in July . |