Example sentences of "up for [art] [noun sg] 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 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 :
3 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 !
4 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 .
5 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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