Example sentences of "[vb base] up for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As major appliance makers gear up for an expected world market for ‘ green ’ refrigerators , FORON is the first to offer a fridge completely free of so-called chlorofluorocarbons ( CFCs ) . |
| 2 | And they make up for a curtailed visual field by being able to rotate their heads through 180° . |
| 3 | Measure up for an outer framework , based upon sawn timber , 75x25mm . |
| 4 | Food and Drink : Roll up for a saucy lamb |
| 5 | Food and Drink : Roll up for a saucy lamb |
| 6 | To do this they arranged a movable slit to open for a wide ΔΕ when the photodiode array is operating and close up for a narrow ΔΕ for the spectral detector . |
| 7 | All appointees have to provide a urine sample — even Pamela Harriman , the new ambassador to Paris , had to stand in line , clutching her paper cup — and turn up for a face-to-face interview , which usually lasts between one-and-a-half and two hours . |