Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [to-vb] up for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I get a bit dizzy lying down on the bench , like I 'm falling backwards and I got to sit up for a bit . |
| 2 | And I tried to save up for a car cos my son was in the army . |
| 3 | I had to stock up for the holiday break . ’ |
| 4 | I had to make up for the ravages of time . |
| 5 | It 's certainly a , a day of reflection an and great appreciation on a part of all of us , the reason we 're here er for me , personally , I need to back up for a moment perhaps . |
| 6 | ‘ And if I have to pay up for the Mercedes at £1 a week for the rest of my life then that 's what I will do . ’ |
| 7 | The alarm was raised when she failed to turn up for a meeting with students . |
| 8 | Did you want to stand up for a minute ? |
| 9 | You try to get up for a cup of tea |
| 10 | To get the tickets you had to sign up for a complete tour and hospitality package , available through Travelforce , a travel agency in Durban — of which the then President of the Natal Rugby Union , and member of the Executive of the ( former ) SARB , just happened to be a director . |
| 11 | We hold special events every month , with an Indian day next month , and whenever possible we like to dress up for the occasion . ’ |
| 12 | Pilots should be encouraged to make an assessment during the final turn of how much airbrake they will need as they start to straighten up for the final approach , instead of waiting until the turn is completed at which point it is already too late . |
| 13 | They looked into one another 's eyes , and kissed with a great tenderness , as though they had to make up for the anger last time . |
| 14 | Entranced by the aphrodisiacs in his prawn cocktail , McAvennie began to visit his new girl every weekend , flying to the London nightlife and eventually provoking a dispute with Celtic manager Billy McNeill when he failed to show up for a Monday morning training session . |
| 15 | He failed to show up for the match amidst rumours that he had resigned as West Ham 's manager . |
| 16 | because that , he wanted to go up for a medical which was a bit erm , unethical , but I do n't know whether it 's true it 's , you know it 's just what someone said |
| 17 | Fellow midfielder Lawrie Sanchez , whose goal beat Liverpool in the 1988 FA Cup final , added : ‘ Every time we play them , they want to beat us to try to make up for the 1988 defeat . |