Example sentences of "[vb -s] up for the [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is not a model that holds up for the twentieth century , when liberalization of the divorce law was not a matter of last resort but was rather always proposed as a means of strengthening the institution of marriage ( by permitting those ‘ living in sin ’ to remarry ) ; when opinion shifted with dramatic speed , for example between the conservative recommendations of the 1956 Royal Commission on Divorce and the endorsement of profound liberalization given a mere ten years later by both the Law Commission and the Church of England ; and when the change in views of key institutions such as the Church of England were as important as those of lawyers . |
| 2 | The confidential reports , leaked by the unions , were compiled by 15 internal ‘ taskforces ’ charged with considering the BBC 's prospects as it gears up for the public debate over renewing its royal charter in 1996 . |
| 3 | He has received a card with drawings of gangsters on it and threats of a ‘ warm welcome ’ if he turns up for the second-round tie . |
| 4 | He pays up for the Big Turn but , ’ she shook her head and compressed her lips together , ‘ she 's never once swept that stair . ’ |
| 5 | A HUMID evening in Boston early last summer ; afternoon rain has cleared , and at Fenway Park the lead-off batter for the visiting Baltimore Orioles steps up for the first pitch from the Red Sox . |
| 6 | But when it comes up for the real audit , what job , is it going to encourage jobs that are audited . |
| 7 | The tutorial supplied is excellent and more than makes up for the formal style of the manuals . |
| 8 | One glimpse of the world 's most spectacular waterfall makes up for the tiresome form-filling in baking customs halls which any African border crossing entails — neither Botswana nor Zimbabwe are suitable for those who wilt quickly in the heat or ca n't stomach light aircraft . |