Example sentences of "up for [art] [noun] that [pron] " in BNC.

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1 There is nothing more important than that we should stick up for the system that we have inherited down the ages , and that still has so much to offer the people of our country . "
2 The individual who 's gon na be assertive is likely to be open and honest or likely to admit things that are not so good at honest those , but they 're not gon na necessarily apologise for those , they 're gon na treat those as statements of fact and they 're certainly gon na try and involve other people and actually say what do you think this , what are some ways forward er but it does n't mean that they 're gon na be walked all over and they still stand up for the things that they firmly believe in .
3 In fact , it was while he was up for the interview that he read in The Times the advertisement that had brought him to Burleigh :
4 I just cos when I see children like that and you know there 's nothing you can really do for them , you ca n't make up for the fact that they 've got a rotten home life and that 's top and bottom line that 's what it is !
5 Soon I 'll have enough money for a really powerful crossbow , and that I 'm certainly looking forward to ; it 'll help make up for the fact that I 've never been able to persuade my father to buy a rifle or a shotgun that I could use sometimes .
6 He said I was just covering up for the fact that I had n't the faintest idea of what was wrong . ’
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