Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] up for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two hopeful crabs line up for the start of the race . |
| 2 | I said to you you got ta get these Christmas presents wrapped up for the party . |
| 3 | Wimbledon boss Joe Kinnear after just 1,987 fans turned up for the Coca-Cola match against Bolton |
| 4 | Hoggett 's analysis concerns itself principally with the opportunities opened up for the left by these changes , with more direct contact between service providers and consumers through neighbourhood offices . |
| 5 | More than 100 cars lined up for the start . |
| 6 | A diet which is bizarre or extreme may bring about weight loss if strictly adhered to but , as the brain draws on its reserves to make up for the deficiency in vital nutrients , the dieter is likely to become edgy , easily upset and to experience difficulty in making decisions . |
| 7 | Contestants line up for the quiz . |
| 8 | More innovatively , companies signing up for the programme will be legally committed to going through a conciliation process to sort out unforeseen interoperability problems . |
| 9 | Here he could live in virtually complete seclusion , at a fraction of the cost it would take in northern Europe or Canada ; where the people were unconcerned as to who you were or what you did ; and where breathtaking vistas opened up for the seeing — both external and internal . |
| 10 | As a former Cabinet minister , George Younger is entitled to ennoblement in the Dissolution Honours , but with 10 fellow Conservatives queuing up for the Lords John Major may decide that Younger should be the one to miss out . |
| 11 | The Academy has developed some links with foreign companies to make up for the cash shortfall ; most notably , it has recently sold software to analyse gas distribution in pipelines to Ruhrgas in Germany . |
| 12 | Legal contracts drawn up for the appeal also guarantee that all the money , which now stands at £270,000 , must be spent on the unit . |
| 13 | Artists team up for the Roosevelt memorial |
| 14 | He spent 1990 watching his paymasters demolish the investment bank that he had spent the previous seven years building up for the Pru 's assault on Wall Street . |
| 15 | In no sense could they be said to be members of industrial co-operatives : that is , of organisations set up for the manufacture of goods or the provision of services and wholly , or very largely , owned and ultimately controlled by those working in them . |
| 16 | When he leaves here , he faces four tournaments — Antwerp , Toulouse , Paris and Wembley — in five weeks to tune up for the Masters on 27 November . |
| 17 | Ski equipment importers had big stocks of last year 's skis and boots still on their hands and ski shops were desperately running sales and searching for other sports to make up for the fact that no one was buying skigear . |
| 18 | Did the bright lights make up for the lack of country life ? |
| 19 | Twenty-six teams turned up for the sporting events which included bowls , mixed netball , darts , 5-a-side football and the ever popular It's-a-Knockout and Superstars events . |
| 20 | Film scripts specified free-spirited nymphets in mini-skirts , and there were younger actresses with more malleable identities queuing up for the parts . |
| 21 | Deep cupboards in both the scullery and pantry house the necessary quantities of glass and china , and deep double sinks in both rooms make up for the lack of the modern dishwasher . |
| 22 | The Government 's claim that students are better off as a result of student loans simply is not true ; nor is it true that loans make up for the loss of income support and housing benefit . |
| 23 | The first should consist of short courses for teachers brought about by expanding the teachers ' centres set up for the Nuffield mathematics and science projects , and should include a one-term secondment in every seven years . |
| 24 | We saw no razorbills , which was a surprise , and the few little auks we saw were all out on the water , but the puffins made up for the loss . |
| 25 | Crowds waited outside the venue to catch a glimpse of pop stars turning up for the awards ceremony , being televised on ITV by Carlton tonight . |
| 26 | There were at least two world champions lining up for the start and many seasoned and experienced drivers . |
| 27 | Frank was mentioned as one of the players lining up for the attacker spot — but Olsen chose Mjelde from our local league — top scorer this year in Norway — for the reserve spot after Fjortoft . |
| 28 | Finally , why will the Government not allow the extra European funds to be spent in the coalfields to make up for the jobs that have been lost ? |
| 29 | Shopping at the company store often means a long wait in the queue , so the children line up for the groceries , while Domitila sells her pies ( Barrios de Chungara and Viezzar 1978 ) . |
| 30 | For the planners ' part , they know that they must come up with good results to make up for the inadequacies of the previous strategies . |