Example sentences of "up for a [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And being married to David made up for a great many afternoon teas and Women 's Institute meetings . |
| 2 | On March 26th in Asuncion , the Paraguayan capital , they signed up for a four-nation Southern Cone Common Market by the end of 1994 . |
| 3 | It dropped again at first but eventually picked up for a lively last lap . |
| 4 | Early last week the Sun apologised for saying he had never had a real job , but in truth a four-year stint as a tutor organiser in industrial and trade unions at the Workers ' Educational Association 25 years ago does not exactly set him up for a glittering new career . |
| 5 | And they make up for a curtailed visual field by being able to rotate their heads through 180° . |