Example sentences of "[vb infin] up for [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two hundred riders will line up for this marathon . |
| 2 | You do n't show up for any of them . ’ |
| 3 | " You ca n't live with them and you ca n't live without them " may sum up for many public relations people their relationship with the media . |
| 4 | Tom Eisner and Stephen Nowicki , of Cornell University , noticed that the spiders that use stabilimenta build long-lived webs that can stay up for several days . |
| 5 | But even that conciliatory gesture never really convinced me that Don Bradman 's signature could make up for that of Jack Hobbs . |
| 6 | Erm and it , it was us , I mean not only do we , I mean we develop her a a response , that means , we , we work with Councillor 's we work with Senior Officer 's in other departments and we look at the policy angles , like for example with , with that piece of legislation , when , when we first realised what the impact for that legislation was , it was gon na mean that we were ten million pound short in our housing money basically , that was , that was what it looked like on the surface and you think oh my god how you gon na make up for that short fall , that would mean an eleven pound a week rise in rent , that 's what it worked out as , so , well we ca n't do that , how , and then you have to look at the legislation and you say what are the loop holes here , and erm , and it involves contacting outside organisations and getting there opinion and finding out what other Council 's are doing and responding to things like this , and we did come up with a way , of , of reducing that deficit , but that 's the kind of thing we do . |
| 7 | I urge those on both Front Benches to reflect on how they can make up for that democratic lack . |
| 8 | Maybe I thought we could make up for all those afternoons . |
| 9 | The money ca n't make up for all the misery I went through . ’ |
| 10 | The love nest he had conjured out of so little would make up for all her pain . |
| 11 | It made up for all the poverty and hardship they had suffered , and planted a new , fierce determination in her to make her way in the world , to marry well and make up for all the injustice they had suffered because of her Uncle Harry . |
| 12 | The reports of international commissions such as that of Brandt do not make up for this gap . |
| 13 | A pine or oak refectory table , forming an island unit in the middle of the room , would make up for this . |
| 14 | Unfortunately , there have been no social events this year hopefully we can make up for this in nineteen ninety four . |
| 15 | However , Benzie felt that issuance by important European issuers such as banks , industrial companies , mortgage institutions and to a lesser extent governments could make up for these . |
| 16 | Owners should make up for any lost socialising time with large dogs because , while lack of socialisation can mean problems for any dog , the big boys are that much more of a handful in later life . |
| 17 | Eggs are the perfect protein , containing all eight essential amino acids , so they can make up for any deficiency that may be caused elsewhere . |
| 18 | More of one may make up for less of another in some circumstances . |
| 19 | ‘ All Mr Fallon 's splutterings will not make up for those people who are on record waiting lists in Darlington . |
| 20 | Take the Singles ' Society , which seemed to exist solely so that its smartly dressed president could chat up pretty girls ; or the Alice Society : ‘ You did n't sign up for that did you , ’ said one newcomer to his friend as they left . |
| 21 | The hotelier can set up for any number of different plans , for example , golf weekends , leisure breaks , family rates , and so forth |
| 22 | I would n't have missed doing this for the world , but I would n't sell up for another . |
| 23 | ‘ I would n't have missed doing this for the world , but I would n't sell up for another . |
| 24 | Well anyway , I I 'll definitely go up for half a day a week you know . |
| 25 | I must save up for all of him . |
| 26 | No I did n't even get up for that , I come downstairs , I made myself an orange juice he Vicked me back and me front again I tried to get back to sleep . |
| 27 | Who said ‘ P*** off , we do n't get up for another hour . |
| 28 | When I ran out of breath I 'd come up for another helping , then duck the head again . |
| 29 | ‘ We expect thousands of people will turn up for this rave , which has been organised and advertised without the school 's knowledge . |