Example sentences of "[coord] the [noun pl] [verb] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Within a decade the area might be dug over ; the bones would then be sold as fertiliser and the coffins chopped up for firewood . |
| 2 | and the clouds save up for some rainy day . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Edith Wiens has a tight vibrato , not at all like the vibrato of French sopranos and which rather spoils her second soprano solo , but the others make up for it with the highly unusual duo for first soprano and bass , accompanied by harp and organ ( an arresting combination ) , or with the utterly ravishing trio for first soprano , tenor and bass , with its elaborate harp accompaniment . |
| 5 | But the results made up for her ordeal |