Example sentences of "up [prep] [noun] for the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 But nothing will ever make up for Amar for the total loss of mother , father , entire family , house and everything .
2 Prizes of tickets for transatlantic flights , provided by Air Canada Vacations , are up for grabs for the top fundraisers .
3 In Northamptonshire new book money has failed to keep up with inflation for the last three years … and charges have had to go up .
4 Meanwhile , Britain 's Tyrrell racing team will link up with Yamaha for the next two Formula One seasons .
5 Up to £40 million per year , for the next five years , has been earmarked for projects that should keep Britain up with research for the next generation of computer systems .
6 Allen drew on some of his personal exploits when coming up with ideas for the accident-prone hero .
7 Go through the You take the book home , and you come up with ideas for the next meeting .
8 However she did seem to get better , and no one could have been happier than my master , when he saw her sitting up in bed for the first time , and beginning to take an interest in the people and things around her .
9 September to October , " the suicide months " , posed a special hazard as the heat and humidity built up in preparation for the rainy season .
10 Police sources said the use of bombs little heavier than a packet of butter could herald a new tactic aimed at beating the roadblocks that have been set up in London for the first time .
11 UN information sources reported in November that a new Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab region and Europe ( CEDARE ) , proposed by UNDP 's regional Bureau for Arab States and Europe , was expected to be set up in time for the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development .
12 For a period , he worked in the Manchester factory from 3am until 5pm , going to bed at 7pm so he could get up in time for the next day 's duty .
13 It is for the benefit of the inspectors who come up from Paris for the biannual audits .
14 Menlo Park , California start-up , Wide Area Information Servers Inc , has productised some network publishing software for Unix servers that has been testing up on Internet for the last two years : WAIS Server and Workstation for Unix cost from $10,000 to $50,000. +1 415 617 0444 .
15 Everyone got up on stage for the final encore and launched themselves into a shambolic but passionate rendering of ‘ Wild Thing ’ which involved a bit of hot action in the shape of LOX from Kingmaker snogging an alarmed PATRICK from the Kitchens during the chorus .
16 Lloyd 's of London is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for the safe return of the objects or information leading to their recovery .
17 EVERTON are to carry out over £2.5 million worth of work on a Goodison Park facelift in an effort to bring the stadium up to standard for the 1996 European Championships .
18 After the new student experiences his first free sparring fight , he returns to his daily training with an intensified ardour , determined to correct his shortcomings in order to get his fighting application up to standard for the next sparring session .
19 One of the boys was Charlie , who 'd bothered to turn up to school for the first time in weeks .
20 Oh , and I 'm thinking of going up to London for the best part of next week . "
21 Tickets will also be valid for travel by normal service train from Bournemouth , Southampton and Basingstoke up to London for the special , and the return working will stop at Southampton & Basingstoke to set down .
22 Prices start at £2.75 for small dishes up to £64.50 for the large bowl shown ; other items in the range include cups , mugs and plates ; The General Trading Company
23 Thus when they flew up to Balmoral for the first time after his birth , the entire family travelled together , despite the merchants of doom who insisted they should never fly together in the same plane lest it crash and kill both heir and second-in-line to the throne .
24 They said something like that , they seemed fairly relaxed erm now what numbering is is this one that there would be any value opening up to others for the whole thing
25 ‘ I remember coming up to Middlesbrough for the final game with Oxford , which Boro won 4–0 , ’ he recalled .
26 There is speculation that Grand Metropolitan , challenging McDonalds for supremacy of the fast food market , could pay up to £16m for the Allied branches .
27 Convicted drivers still face fines and a ban and also have to pay up to £200 for the 30-hour course .
28 The Kawasakis of Alan Irwin , Ian Simpson and Jim Moodie must also come into the equation , together with the Yamahas of Rymer , Johnny Rea and Alan Patterson , who is making the step up to Superbike for the first time .
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