Example sentences of "[vb base] [vb pp] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And all the , all they are er they constantly get done up for beating people up in pubs . |
| 2 | He , too , was quiet during the drive back , but as he pulled in outside her flat he said thoughtfully , as if they were continuing a conversation , ‘ Of course , some guys get invited up for coffee . ’ |
| 3 | Before that girl took up with you the most she ever did in her life was get dressed up for church . |
| 4 | Creamy crab cocktail was fine , but the smoked fish pie it 's only meat pies we 've given up for Lent was n't so much smoked as immolated . |
| 5 | Well let's say we 've made up for it , for you may have no doubt whom to thank for your performance at the court . |
| 6 | competition Three of the best We 've gone competition potty this month and any guitar here in the Guitaristoffice which has n't been nailed down we 've got up for grabs . |
| 7 | Should choke the Manc hordes who 've coughed up for it . |
| 8 | ‘ I 've stuck up for you long enough , ’ she said . |
| 9 | Have there been any developments on the guitar synth front which you 've taken up for this album ? |
| 10 | PLUS there are those gorgeous jewels we 've lined up for you . |
| 11 | If you 've signed up for a Barclaycard recently , or joined the AA , you will probably have been tempted by the offer of ‘ free accommodation ’ in a ‘ superb range of hotels in the UK and Ireland ’ . |
| 12 | We only start to talk about sacrifice with our children when something seriously wrong has happened in the relationship , when the mother or father says bitterly : ‘ Do n't you understand what I have given up for you ? |
| 13 | The eight to 10 weeks after schools have broken up for the summer are the peak period for tour operators , and it is only around mid-September that they can judge how successful they have been . |
| 14 | He looks as if the pools have come up for him . |
| 15 | The occasion is the 25th birthday of the U-K owners club and around half of its 1,300 active members have turned up for the celebrations at Silverstone . |
| 16 | What Stars & Stripes , which has the oldest America 's Cup class hull still racing , has lacked in pace , her crew have made up for in guile . |
| 17 | I have also of course been very excited by the new doors that have opened up for me that I never knew existed . |
| 18 | The schemes they have dreamed up for art-related asset-manipulation are being imitated throughout the world , notably in Europe and Japan . |
| 19 | Can you explain the cultural foundation that you have set up for this loan ? |
| 20 | Furthermore , he contests , costs at the company have gone up for the simple reason that it has moved into different areas of activity — IBM simply made the mistake of trying to be ‘ all things to all people ’ , and so will never be able to return to the profit levels of the mid-1980s . |
| 21 | The British people are fighting back against the shoddy treatment with which we have put up for so long . |
| 22 | More than 120 people have signed up for the six courses and a regular programme of similar events is now likely to be organised at the Wivenhoe Park campus , near Colchester . |
| 23 | No participants at Art Expo have signed up for NICAF this year and the organisers have weighted the event heavily towards cultural and educational activities . |
| 24 | So far , 19 exhibitors have signed up for the events , including 3Com Corp , Conner Peripherals Inc , Fujitsu Ltd , Quantum Corp , Seagate Technology Corp and Ungermann-Bass Inc . |
| 25 | Symmetric multi-processing firms — such as Corollary Inc , Sequent Computer Corp , AST Research Inc , NCR Corp and Compaq Corp — who have signed up for Microsoft 's NT technology do not deny that as it stands , SMP NT does need to be adapted and tweaked to run on their respective systems . |
| 26 | Since her success , 60 more pupils have signed up for the GNVQ — these are studying Business . |
| 27 | Another top rock outfit , AEROSMITH , have signed up for a show at the Point Depot in Dublin on October |
| 28 | Already 18 people have signed up for the competition and it is hoped it will be a fitting tribute to one of the club 's favourite performers . |
| 29 | Already 18 people have signed up for the competition and it is hoped it will be a fitting tribute to one of the club 's favourite performers . |
| 30 | In Darlington , 99 fitness fans have signed up for Swimathon ‘ 92 which takes place at the Dolphin Centre at 5.30 pm tomorrow . |