Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] [not/n't] [verb] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I 'm dreaming I hope I do n't wake up for a long time , ’ he says . |
| 2 | ‘ I already wear a lot of Joe Bloggs ’ stuff because I do n't dress up for special occasions . |
| 3 | ‘ I did n't dress up for him ! ’ she exclaimed . |
| 4 | ‘ The only reason I did n't sign up for the navy was because I could n't swim , ’ Tommy grumbled . |
| 5 | I went straight over and I did n't get up for about ten minutes . |
| 6 | Should have been seven — but I did n't turn up for three . ’ |
| 7 | What would everyone back at the cafe have thought when , for the first time in eight months , I had n't shown up for work ? |
| 8 | I think she should have played a Tour Event before an exhibition event , but then again it would n't be the first time she has n't turned up for a Tour Event would it ? |
| 9 | Take the Singles ' Society , which seemed to exist solely so that its smartly dressed president could chat up pretty girls ; or the Alice Society : ‘ You did n't sign up for that did you , ’ said one newcomer to his friend as they left . |
| 10 | You did n't turn up for a meeting two weeks ago . ’ |
| 11 | I was caught and summoned to the Latin master , who said to me , ’ Walker , you did n't turn up for the Latin exam . ’ |
| 12 | You do n't show up for any of them . ’ |
| 13 | Mrs Allen 's body was found at her Harberton Park home on Tuesday morning after a senior officer at the Maze informed Banbridge police that she had not turned up for work . |
| 14 | You had n't turned up for that date . |
| 15 | ‘ The Army ought to start asking questions when she does n't turn up for the nest course at the Fort ’ George said hopefully . |
| 16 | I think when we were , as far as I can remember is when we were sent either letters of , letters to warn us that we were gon na be dismissed if we did n't turn up for work or either when we were dismissed . |
| 17 | That 's why it is so important that we do n't give up for an instant . |
| 18 | Who said ‘ P*** off , we do n't get up for another hour . |
| 19 | If we do not turn up for work , we are likely to get the sack , but in our private worlds we can dream our lives away at home , church or play . |
| 20 | They did not turn up for sessions they considered boring and did not meet their needs . |
| 21 | They did , however , provide a good deal of entertainment for the rest of the group and would be missed if they did not turn up for a game . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | I mean , i if he , if you said something like that to him and he went away and he did n't turn up for two or three days , you would never live with yourself . |
| 24 | It did n't turn up for practice and so many questions were asked that the race organisers pinned a notice on the control room window saying : ‘ We have NO news of the BRM . ’ |
| 25 | Mr. Maton had worked for many years as a solicitor 's clerk , he had not turned up for work that day , the young man sent to check the reason had found Mr. Maton dead in the kitchen , the small loaf collected on his way home from work the previous evening still in its wrapping on the table . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | But give him his due , he does not give up for a scratch or two , and not even a dagger could hold him off for ever . ’ |
| 28 | Mr Collor 's problem is that although money is no obstacle to his multi-million dollar campaign , it does not make up for the thousands of enthusiastic party militants campaigning for his rival . |