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 | It 's just basically set up for a rape scene . |
| 5 | IF maths just never added up for you , a new course at Stokesley Comprehensive School may well be the answer . |
| 6 | Miranda hardly ever got up for breakfast at the weekends , but on Miles ' first morning she appeared punctually at half past eight . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | Social groups are often deliberately set up for a purpose . |
| 10 | Fred was now fully wound up for an argument . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | I 'm afraid I shall be very much tied up for the rest of today . |
| 16 | I asked him , he was negative , erm and I 've I 've got a feeling he never even turned up for it anyway . |