Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] up for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It will not make up for the insufficient level of public services that Cleveland has been given by BR . ’ |
| 2 | He has not turned up for the past two meetings of the Supreme National Council , which he chairs and which is supposed to govern Cambodia , in conjunction with the UN , in the period up to the election . |
| 3 | In any case , he added , people did not show up for the political meetings , only arriving in time for the drinking afterwards . |
| 4 | It is a sick government that is proud of the fact that it 's not signed up for a Social Chapter . |
| 5 | Students should expect the Government to meet living costs , but not to cough up for the extra beer and nightclubbing which Richard regards as an important part of student life . |
| 6 | It may be worth investing in a course of vitamin supplements — they ca n't make up for a poor diet but they can provide a useful boost occasionally . |
| 7 | He had n't let up for a single moment , questioning , probing , searching for clues in her answers like a scientist searching for new bugs on a microscope slide . |
| 8 | But these two were n't dressing up for the great outdoors . |
| 9 | ‘ If I 'm dreaming I hope I do n't wake up for a long time , ’ he says . |
| 10 | I was caught and summoned to the Latin master , who said to me , ’ Walker , you did n't turn up for the Latin exam . ’ |