Example sentences of "[coord] [verb] up for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From time to time , taking one to lunch or meeting up for a drink gives you a chance to talk shop and learn about the other 's work and publications . |
| 2 | To put it another way : when the cat is on heat ( which she has n't been since the vet gave her the unkindest cut of all ) , nevertheless when she was , she had very little time for chasing moths hanging unsubtly round the fridge or cuddling up for a neck scratch . |
| 3 | If the choice now is between shoring up a democratically bankrupt Westminster or standing up for the restoration of Scottish democracy , then I am for Scottish democracy . |
| 4 | This has become so serious a concern that early in 1991 , less than a year before their latest deadline for the launch of CD-I , Philips themselves established their own CD-I publishing operation , perhaps in an effort to energise CD-I disc investment or to make up for the lack of it . |
| 5 | As with all guitar noise problems , this effect is most prevalent when the amp is very loud , or set up for an overdrive sound . |
| 6 | It requires an adult to participate and stay up for the night . |
| 7 | ‘ I tried so hard , you see , to give him extra attention — extra love — to try and make up for the loss of Maman . |
| 8 | Our enthusiasm for getting afloat was an overriding factor — that part of the job remained the same and made up for a lot of hassle . |
| 9 | He was careful , shrewd , and thoroughly able , and made up for the collapse of the older coastal trades by sending his ships farther afield . |
| 10 | The first trick is to get left of the chockstone and stop in the Jacuzzi Pool , next , to pivot and line up for the exit slot which is only 2½ ft–3ft wide in a foaming pool whose diameter is only 18 ins more than a boat 's length . |
| 11 | Once the veneer of hunt balls and dressing up for the occasion is stripped away all you have left is a very cruel activity which is a disgrace to those of us who live in the modern world . |
| 12 | As the fans tune in and line up for the battle ahead . |
| 13 | Having selected your water and turned up for a day 's fishing you then have to decide where the fish will be on the day in question . |
| 14 | However , he was not thrown out , he was taken back to the station and locked up for the night . |
| 15 | John Titford responded to the call and signed up for the Volunteer Infantry . |
| 16 | I got hold of him by the scruff of the neck and took him along to the police box and rang up for the wagon . |
| 17 | The dynamic duo get away from the troubles of the world and curl up for a nap , by ffolkes , June 1954 |
| 18 | It took me to twenty to stand into a half crouch and reach up for the bolt . |
| 19 | But shut up for a bit will you , I 've got to get on . |