Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] up for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Charles made himself up for the new role , and dressed in the new costume . |
2 | Nigel tarted himself up for the two days before her visit . |
3 | A few stragglers kept it up for a few seconds , then there was nothing . |
4 | Fortunately , the high camp of ‘ Goldfinger ’ , ‘ The World We Knew ’ and Brazil ’ set them up for a storming end . |
5 | Fortunately , the high camp of ‘ Goldfinger ’ , ‘ The World We Knew ’ and Brazil ’ set them up for a storming end . |
6 | Australian Daryl Beattie , 23 , covering for Gardner , set himself up for a top-three finish at the first attempt as a factory-supported rider . |
7 | The bunkers ate into the fairway at around the 240-yard mark to cool the aggressive ardour of the professional golfer who might try to cut the slight dogleg and set himself up for an easier shot into the two-tier green . |