Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] up for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | A Plan of Action drawn up for the conference was estimated to cost between US$4,000 million and $6,000 million . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ? |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | KENNY Dalglish is poised to bring in a Danish defender to make up for the disappointment of losing £2.5 million Craig Short . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | Then when we got to the sawmill I 'd stay close beside Uncle Bill watching him sawing and planing , keeping well away from the saw , until midday when the mill shut up for the week . |
| 11 | In America the war was not much more decisive than its predecessor , but British successes in Europe and claims to compensation to make up for the fact that the Bourbons had secured the Spanish throne meant that Britain kept her gains instead of returning them as she had done in 1697 . |
| 12 | As Julian & co limber up for the long haul , you get the feeling they never really hated rock as the survivors of post-punk seemed to . |
| 13 | But how does the cake divide up for the punters ? |
| 14 | But first we called at Mr Macauley 's sweet shop to stock up for the frequent film changes . |
| 15 | Wet post cut up for the cook and it 's an anagram of wet post ? |
| 16 | The Queen , the unit 's colonel-in-chief , stood watching a final march past by as the corps band struck up for the last time . |
| 17 | That might help undo memories of living in or around Lucca in a displaced persons ' camp when they left Trieste ; a little cosseted security makes up for the times when there were seventeen families in one room . |
| 18 | Although not a political animal she saw the need to speak up for the Africans ; articulate on their behalf when so often they were not given opportunity to speak for themselves . |
| 19 | Military action may solve a little domestic difficulty in the United States , with sections of American opinion hyped up for the kill . |
| 20 | I thought , ‘ Well , I 've got second place wrapped up for the Open ! ’ |
| 21 | Whale meat made up for the lack of other sources of protein in the Japanese diet . |
| 22 | If the person makes up for the deficit by eating extra nutritious food , then he or she might have an adequate amount of nutrients , but the high overall food and calorie intake will lead to obesity . |
| 23 | ‘ Bully , ’ said Angela , speaking very earnestly to the alsatian , ‘ here 's your chance to make up for the naughty things you 've done to me . |
| 24 | The Government says that many scholarships will be on offer to make up for the charges , but surely this means that only rich people and the very brightest of the less well-off will be able to afford a degree . |
| 25 | On both occasions the Soviet Union made up for the extreme weakness of its client but , by providing the personnel to operate missile sites , it was consciously limiting the ways in which these missiles could be used against Israel . |
| 26 | FIFTEEN days cricket loom up for the Irish team in the coming summer . |
| 27 | So Strachan in mid-tour signed up for the East Coast Bays club and the North Harbour seniors in a bid to get consistent first class play . |
| 28 | Before long , I was introduced to the hysterical world of balletomania and had had several overnight trips to Sadlers Wells theatre to queue up for the cheap seats , once even queueing all night . |
| 29 | Should they not be picked up , the paddlers made for a second rendezvous ( phase five ) further offshore or headed back to the beach to lie up for the following night , when the submarine would come to a different rendezvous . |
| 30 | It was Heather 's turn to wake up for the forecast … ‘ 4,5,6,7 , even gale 8 ! ’ |