Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] up for the " in BNC.

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1 Maloney said : ‘ If we have to fight Tucker we will , but I 've got Alex Stewart lined up for the first defence . ’
2 Macho Jose lined up for the same run at Leganes yesterday — and was wounded by another horn .
3 ARE HOTELIERS GEARING UP FOR THE NEW EC FIRE SAFETY DIRECTIVE ?
4 Two hopeful crabs line up for the start of the race .
5 I said to you you got ta get these Christmas presents wrapped up for the party .
6 A Plan of Action drawn up for the conference was estimated to cost between US$4,000 million and $6,000 million .
7 More than 40,000 fans turned up for the 12-hour event , Britain 's biggest-ever legal Rave gig .
8 Wimbledon boss Joe Kinnear after just 1,987 fans turned up for the Coca-Cola match against Bolton
9 COMPUTER scientists and entrepreneurs are worried that delays by the British government in responding to the Alvey report on advanced information technology may be harming Britain 's chances of joining an elite of computerised nations lining up for the 1990s .
10 Hoggett 's analysis concerns itself principally with the opportunities opened up for the left by these changes , with more direct contact between service providers and consumers through neighbourhood offices .
11 Ruari and Ranald normally lazed about , cut peat , or borrowed a boat and rowed out to do a bit fishing to stock up for the winter , while Luch did her usual tasks and her usual check on the baby — the babies , now — in the bower .
12 Newport were in shreds as Marcus Hannaford cleaned up for the third try .
13 Current members of the Club go up for the weekend to climb ( this year it was too cold — even the lakes were frozen ) and after dinner retire to doss on whatever floor may be found .
14 More than 100 cars lined up for the start .
15 At his first school , Stockwell Junior School , David dressed up for the first time in a school nativity play .
16 A diet which is bizarre or extreme may bring about weight loss if strictly adhered to but , as the brain draws on its reserves to make up for the deficiency in vital nutrients , the dieter is likely to become edgy , easily upset and to experience difficulty in making decisions .
17 His landlord wants him to pay a further $170 to make up for the deposit that 's gone missing .
18 Having said that , does n't every club turn up for the wrong match on the right day at least once or twice a season ?
19 Since Intersolv reckons that maintenance accounts for some half of all programming work in MVS sites , and says that the research makes up for the bulk of this work , the potential time savings for users and the potential market for Intersolv are substantial .
20 Outside his ears picked up for the first time the rustling of invisible leaves and the rattle of window-frames : the wind was rising .
21 KENNY Dalglish is poised to bring in a Danish defender to make up for the disappointment of losing £2.5 million Craig Short .
22 Contestants line up for the quiz .
23 More innovatively , companies signing up for the programme will be legally committed to going through a conciliation process to sort out unforeseen interoperability problems .
24 This being the case , we only indicate the means of production and means of consumption used up for the production of the means of destruction .
25 Gazza and Maradona square up for the first time for the world 's undisputed No 1 title as Lazio take on Seville in a friendly in Spain .
26 Here he could live in virtually complete seclusion , at a fraction of the cost it would take in northern Europe or Canada ; where the people were unconcerned as to who you were or what you did ; and where breathtaking vistas opened up for the seeing — both external and internal .
27 Many of the cahiers ( the statements of grievances and proposals for their rectification drawn up for the guidance of the States-General when it met in May 1789 ) proposed the building of public monuments to Louis XVI in recognition of his action in calling the States-General and thus restoring the ‘ liberties ’ of his people .
28 The Bishop of London , Tait , agreed , adding that ‘ Any pity called up for the unfortunate Charles I was likely to be dissipated by statements in the services which were so exaggerated that it was likely when read to turn the staunchest Royalist into a parliamentarian . ’
29 ‘ Never needed one , ’ the beautiful barmaid explained , as Cornelius settled up for the bread and board .
30 As the crews tied up for the last time in Southampton , watched , and waited for by families and friends they had n't seen for eight months , many of them agreed getting back to a routine , going back to work , might by tough .
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