Example sentences of "[verb] [noun pl] [verb] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The charity already has plans drawn up for a ten-bed hospice at Middlesbrough to care for terminally ill people and contractors are currently submitting tenders for the work . |
| 2 | The phrase " has with him " seems to exclude articles picked up for immediate use . |
| 3 | As the Patients ' Association noted , the Charter was an important step in enabling patients to speak up for themselves as individuals outside the organisational framework of DHAs acting as " champions of the people " and GPs as the patient 's agent . |
| 4 | Boomer was a handsome man with a great deal of charm and became the favourite professional of the rich who visited Paris , playing with such luminaries as Sir Philip Sassoon , who rewarded Boomer by having suits made up for him from Savile Row . |
| 5 | It 's always angled towards the case for more funds to be allocated to reform schools set up for ‘ the salvaging of these youngsters whose natural growth has been marred by bad upbringing , bad companions , bad luck . ’ |
| 6 | They made girls stand up for themselves and neatness , grooming and deportment were important . |
| 7 | Susie , 41 , has suffered from multiple sclerosis for 20 years and knows from first-hand experience the difficulty in finding facilities geared up for those who actually gain most from regular exercise . |
| 8 | ‘ I prefer it if men find ways of dressing to enhance their personality rather than using clothes to make up for the lack of one . |
| 9 | Nothing personal , Bill , but just remember that I work in this town , and for me to work here then I need doors opening up for me . |