Example sentences of "[vb base] up for [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As the fans tune in and line up for the battle ahead . |
| 2 | Contestants line up for the quiz . |
| 3 | Two hopeful crabs line up for the start of the race . |
| 4 | Is n't this where you line up for the tram coming home from work ? ’ |
| 5 | Maybe a couple of dozen people show up for the party ; about half locals — mostly men , though there 's one married couple and a pair of single girls — and half travellers , New Age hippies from various scattered buses and vans parked in lay-bys and the highway equivalent of oxbows , where corners or short , twisty lengths of old roads have been replaced with more direct stretches . |
| 6 | As the rest of the royals head to Balmoral tomorrow morning , Diana will pick up ten-year-old William and Harry , eight , when they break up for the Christmas holidays from Ludgrove school in Wokingham . |
| 7 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |
| 8 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |
| 9 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |
| 10 | Hold up for a count of 10 , relax and repeat . |
| 11 | The volunteer may help the young person with job applications or other form-filling , go to a football match or the cinema with them or just meet up for a chat . |
| 12 | Tune up for the regatta , arriving at beautiful Gümüslük after a brisk beat against a force 6 . |
| 13 | And er I mean th the o the question you would use for , for this one is tell me , what are your thou what is it , what are your thoughts on pensions , you know , what are your thoughts on retirement , how do you feel about it just open up for the guy to say it 's very important or I 'm not interested , oh that 's interesting why do you say that . |
| 14 | Save up for a holiday . |
| 15 | At least now I know that perhaps one day we might get a car — even save up for a house — and that 's something to look forward to … so I do n't think of myself as a cabbage . |
| 16 | Well stand up for a start ! |
| 17 | In Britain , the ‘ drag-down ’ factor operates ; graduates make up for a shortage of technicians with intermediate skills . |
| 18 | The paper quoted his wife as saying : " We hope our work within the ANC will … make up for the hurt caused to so many people by Dr Verwoerd . " |
| 19 | Both make up for the lack of nutrients in the soil by trapping and digesting small insects . |
| 20 | Deep cupboards in both the scullery and pantry house the necessary quantities of glass and china , and deep double sinks in both rooms make up for the lack of the modern dishwasher . |
| 21 | Did the bright lights make up for the lack of country life ? |
| 22 | The Government 's claim that students are better off as a result of student loans simply is not true ; nor is it true that loans make up for the loss of income support and housing benefit . |
| 23 | Make up for the potato . |
| 24 | It wo n't , you know , make up for the fact that , let's face it , I poisoned you ! ’ |
| 25 | When you weigh it up , would any amount of perks make up for the fact that joining this particular firm involves waking up next to the Prince of Wales or the Duke of York ? |
| 26 | Sometimes he was too sick to eat anything all day , but other days he would sleep for a while and then get up for a meal . |
| 27 | The list you draw up for the exercise might be completely different . |
| 28 | Most managers want to take commission on any deals they set up for the artist . |
| 29 | In no sense could they be said to be members of industrial co-operatives : that is , of organisations set up for the manufacture of goods or the provision of services and wholly , or very largely , owned and ultimately controlled by those working in them . |
| 30 | So I had a er I got him set up for the morning jobs and then I did the afternoon jobs with him . |