Example sentences of "[vb infin] [verb] up for [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did you want to stand up for a minute ? |
| 2 | If you 'd like to meet up for a drink or something , do give me a call on the above number . |
| 3 | Would you mind shutting up for a minute , |
| 4 | She hoped that he would n't suggest coming up for a coffee ; she did n't think she could rise to a social occasion at this particular moment , so she was thankful to accept her car keys , bid him a hurried , ‘ Safe journey , ’ and close the door again . |
| 5 | They are cared for by the shepherds , who would once have come up for the summer along with the animals , and slept in their traditional , bleak little cabins ; nowadays , they are for the most part motorized and can commute genteelly to the livestock from their homes below . |
| 6 | I wondered briefly what a British nursing sister would have said , but the act of motherly comfort may well have made up for the lack of quiet during the day . |
| 7 | Conflict with authority : Family members may repeatedly try to cover up for the misdeeds of the primary sufferer and may be exceedingly angry with various authorities when they themselves are found out . |
| 8 | That can often mean standing up for the client and criticising the system , ’ he says . |
| 9 | The price is to be announced later this month , but the word is you need £20,000 plus to own one … and then you could start saving up for the insurance ! |
| 10 | 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 . |