Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , Karen 's quick intelligence and enthusiasm make up for any problems caused by her disability , and Janet says , she 's a big asset to the salon . |
| 2 | Fortunately the driver made up for this heresy by roundly cursing the French , whom he disliked for the same reason that most Englishmen do — the way they clutter up the place , never get out of the way and ca n't speak English . |
| 3 | TRAINER John Gosden made up for Brier Creek 's narrow Ebor defeat when Badawi took the Andy Capp Handicap at York yesterday , writes Carles Fawcus . |
| 4 | It was an unsatisfactory relationship , but their meetings made up for infrequency by their intensity . |
| 5 | To mark the occasion ULSS staff past and present met up for an evening . |
| 6 | Le Tissier made up for his earlier error after 72 minutes when he crashed home a 30-yard a left-foot volley but his team could find no way back . |
| 7 | Tomorrow night we 're back with the display team , this time in the city of San Diego where huge and hungry crowds built up for a game of American football . |
| 8 | One reason there is so little change in most traditional bureaucratic organizations , I argue , is that they have conditioned out of people the willingness to stand up for a new idea . |
| 9 | Rights are a central issue in being assertive ( see page 8 ) , since a decision to be assertive , as opposed to aggressive or submissive , is in effect a decision to stand up for your rights in a way that respects other people 's rights . |
| 10 | Maloney said : ‘ If we have to fight Tucker we will , but I 've got Alex Stewart lined up for the first defence . ’ |
| 11 | Every social worker has a responsibility to stand up for their own profession , to accept criticism humbly when it is due , and to explain why things are done in certain ways . |
| 12 | Frank 's inability to stand up for himself was brought home to us by Mazzin 's relationship with him . |
| 13 | Macho Jose lined up for the same run at Leganes yesterday — and was wounded by another horn . |
| 14 | ARE HOTELIERS GEARING UP FOR THE NEW EC FIRE SAFETY DIRECTIVE ? |
| 15 | JOHN Dunlop was left marvelling at the difference a day makes when Eurolink Thunder and Captain Horatius doubled up for him at Kempton yesterday . |
| 16 | And being married to David made up for a great many afternoon teas and Women 's Institute meetings . |
| 17 | Mario got the preferred equipment and Ronnie made up for it in sheer aggression . |
| 18 | Responsible for giving trainer Grant Eden a broken heel after throwing him off on the gallops , Artistic Reef made up for it with a game neck victory over favourite Palacegate Episode . |
| 19 | Jeff made up for his neglect by taking Ronni out for both lunch and dinner next day . |
| 20 | International : KGB signs up for Hollywood After the success of JFK , Russian spies start to trade in undercover past for over-the-counter assets |
| 21 | In fact , the whole instrument stands up for itself without relying on those industry stalwarts for support in any way , which makes a very refreshing change . |
| 22 | I will be true despite thy scythe and thee ’ ) , in Sonnet 116 the Friend seems to have receded into the background while the poet stands up for all men ; Although the poet 's love is included in the affirmation , I would agree with Ingram and Redpath in seeing the poem rather as ‘ a meditative attempt to define perfect love ’ . |
| 23 | ‘ Peggy ’ James , the proprietor , a heavily built man and had a wooden leg — hence his nickname — but he was remarkably speedy to provide quick service when cars drew up for petrol from his one , hand-operated pump . |
| 24 | The cars drew up for a quiet haggle , the girls got in . |
| 25 | Two hopeful crabs line up for the start of the race . |
| 26 | When the Danzig Polish Accord came up for ratification , the Nazis ordered that all Polish Harbour Board officers should be replaced by German and Danzig officers . |
| 27 | When the permit came up for renewal in 1986 , Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldridge issued a general permit for the drift-netting to continue . |
| 28 | The lesser charges centred on the unlicensed pistol and stolen car came up for trial on 11th May . |
| 29 | ‘ Or have his mind made up for him . ’ |
| 30 | Footage depicting the attack on ‘ Battleship Row ’ was equally memorable , as the Japanese aircraft line up for their bomb and torpedo runs . |