Example sentences of "[vb base] up for [pos pn] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | There 's nothing you can do except stand up for your own and try and get Liam out before two o'clock . |
2 | Your chances of getting what you want out of life improve greatly when you let others know what you want and stand up for your own rights and needs . |
3 | None of the group is especially common as fossils , but they make up for their general rarity by their interest . |
4 | She also thinks that men tend to choose women who make up for their own shortcomings . |
5 | It was to salve her conscience , she thought , and make up for her obsessional preoccupation with Nick Frazer . |