Example sentences of "[vb infin] up for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I bet she 'll bloody wait up for Susan to ring . |
| 2 | So , did you line up for London with a positive mental outlook and were you full of confidence ? |
| 3 | Former Middlesbrough midfielder Mark Burke could line up for Wolves . |
| 4 | Irina , who did not dress up for Ludens , was wearing a simple faded old dress , frail with much washing , the sleeves rolled up well above her elbows . |
| 5 | ‘ What interests and hobbies would you give up for advancement at work ? ’ |
| 6 | If those with inside knowledge of the facts did n't speak up for Britain , who the hell would ? |
| 7 | Ruddy mortals , crouching and crawling around the under-carriage , they can look up for inspiration to the immaculate lives portrayed high on the walls of the workshop , to those models of determination and robust heroism familiar to all Soviet citizens : Riveters and Liberators , Welders and Flag-bearers , beaming Foundry-women with goggles thrown back on their brows like aviators from the Great Patriotic War . |
| 8 | I 'll admit it was a weak-sister thing to say , but why should I stick up for Russell ? |
| 9 | It 's a war , there is something to fight for ; you should n't stick up for Kylie , she should be fought at every turn . |
| 10 | In other words , technology does not make up for Europe 's high labour costs . |
| 11 | No amount of brilliance can make up for knowledge of the idiom of the field . |
| 12 | But nothing will ever make up for Amar for the total loss of mother , father , entire family , house and everything . |
| 13 | No no , amenity-wise , you 're okay , but I mean amenities does n't make up for sort of living standards you 've got , does it ? |
| 14 | Might make up for Piers Morrison . |
| 15 | Rapid shooting may give many frames , but quantity will never make up for quality . |
| 16 | Now it is worried that , despite the reality of the single market , the flow will slacken if the country does not sign up for Maastricht . |
| 17 | She 'd never sign up for marriage and mortgage , that was for sure . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , ’ said Helen , ‘ I do know a girl who works in the outer office there , and we do sometimes meet up for lunch and I could try to put her on to it … |
| 19 | Perhaps we four could meet up for dinner ? ’ |
| 20 | Or give them to a nearby playgroup or primary school , which will welcome any old cards that the children can cut up for collages . |
| 21 | Most wo n't pay up for delays unless your flight is held up for at least 12 hours — 10 with Thomas Cook . |
| 22 | If Americans did n't stand up for Americans , why should Greeks stand up for … ? |
| 23 | And it meant she could stand up for Darren , who showed no sign of needing anything but his hard little fists and a certain way with words . |
| 24 | Now that both the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister have comprehensively rubbished those assurances , will the Secretary of State for Scotland have to eat humble pie again or will he stand up for Scotland and make this a resignation issue ? |
| 25 | Ms Hutchison did not boost her case , however , by asserting in a recent televised debate that she is ‘ a fighter ’ who will stand up for Texas in the Senate . |
| 26 | Do you wan na go up for suit . |
| 27 | A collection of classic boats from the golden age of messing about on the river will go up for auction this weekend . |
| 28 | I said , I du n no Lil , I I heard it was gon na go up for sale . |
| 29 | For example , if at P the parcel had no motion in the east-west direction across the planet 's surface and the planet 's axial rotation is prograde then it will pick up motion across the grid towards the east , and in moving northwards will end up for example at Q. If it were in the southern hemisphere and moved southward it would also pick up an eastwards movement . |
| 30 | You see erm even the erm and of course , your clubman I think coming round , he got to know er the people he 's we as well you know , they could save up for things . |