Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [verb] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Peter endowed the occasion with an atmosphere of reconciliation : the fact that he and Kate were together somehow made up for Abbotsfield ; there was no longer any need to feel guilty . |
| 2 | Translucent shapes undulated through the jungle , glimmering in the sunlight : the only life the Lucifer System had so far offered up for study . |
| 3 | Some form of processing ( amplifiers ) will be used in a long-distance system to ‘ boost ’ the signal level every so often to make up for losses before it is sent on its way again . |
| 4 | And obviously they have their own priorities , so they do n't necessarily , they 're not necessarily geared up for that . |
| 5 | The world No. 1 gave the tie her best , however , but even that was not enough to make up for the shortcomings of her second in command , Claudia Kohde- Kilsch . |
| 6 | Although people were allowed to eat other foods freely , in fact when they were deprived of their refined carbohydrates they tended not to increase their intake of these alternative foods very much — not enough to make up for the calories they were saving . |
| 7 | But that one painted notice is not enough to make up for the shabby doors , scruffy brickwork , and grimy frosted glass . |
| 8 | It 's just basically set up for a rape scene . |
| 9 | The long lie is over So get up for goodness |
| 10 | Sir Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes , 48 , had not exactly dressed up for his meeting with John Major . |
| 11 | However , they were not normally set up for the heavy infantryman 's tactics of prolonged defence before a steady advance , although they were misused in these roles at times . |
| 12 | Jim had not really woken up for his breakfast and was happy to curl up in the back again . |
| 13 | Comdex/Spring in Chicago last week was for all intents and purposes a Microsoft Corp event , all the energy and sparkle belonging to the Windows World side of the house , OS/2 being a footsore also-ran and Unix not even showing up for the race . |
| 14 | IF maths just never added up for you , a new course at Stokesley Comprehensive School may well be the answer . |
| 15 | Miranda hardly ever got up for breakfast at the weekends , but on Miles ' first morning she appeared punctually at half past eight . |
| 16 | Germany 's Jewish Council , noting Monday 's anniversary of the Nazis ' 1938 Kristallnacht ( Night of the Shattering Glass ) pogrom , said the Right-wing resurgence obliged Germans more than ever before to stand up for democracy and tolerance . |
| 17 | In addition to providing a regular preventative maintenance service they are also well set up for dealing with emergency work on a 24 hour basis . |
| 18 | Social groups are often deliberately set up for a purpose . |
| 19 | Fred was now fully wound up for an argument . |
| 20 | My lot just do what they 're told ( he was really quite worked up for him ) and better look out if they do n't . |
| 21 | Well they said they will , they think will be by the time they 've paid up cos they had n't really paid up for , for last years yet ! |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | He says that he 's fed up of going round in circles — how can he make a fresh start when he ca n't get a grant for clothing , and so ca n't then tunr up for job interviews ? |
| 24 | Some cooks are born great , others have their natural skill improved by training , yet others train hard enough to make up for a lack of natural talent . |
| 25 | Lucien , however , liked the comparative privacy of the court and , once he 'd become familiar with the routines of the household and felt confident enough to venture around alone , went there often to limber up for an hour before his own breakfast . |
| 26 | A final technical point on audio versus video recording : it takes no longer to set up for a simple video recording than it does to position a microphone for an audio recording . |
| 27 | Why not stand up for the uniquely British spirit embodied by Richard Lester ( who 's American — DQ ) , Rita Tushingham , Shelagh Delaney , Tom Courtenay , etc . |
| 28 | I 'm afraid I shall be very much tied up for the rest of today . |
| 29 | I asked him , he was negative , erm and I 've I 've got a feeling he never even turned up for it anyway . |