Example sentences of "[vb infin] up for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And to keep that feeling together I will try and make arrangements that we can all team up for a leisure day . ’ |
| 2 | But give him his due , he does not give up for a scratch or two , and not even a dagger could hold him off for ever . ’ |
| 3 | That 's why it is so important that we do n't give up for an instant . |
| 4 | AT LONG last we have a newspaper that will speak up for a referendum on Maastricht . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't mind waiting , ’ she told him politely and pleasantly , though she could n't resist adding , ‘ Rosemary and I are friends ; I have n't seen her for ages , so I thought I 'd ring up for a chat . ’ |
| 6 | I know that our children by enlarge er their vocabulary does n't extend to erm what er , polysyllabic words which which might really sum up for an adult what they 've been going through , how they 've enjoyed it but what is the terrible form we had last year in seventh year , was it seven G ? |
| 7 | Michael Howard , the employment secretary , was left to make the best of this glum news by telling the TECs ' directors — 1,200 of them , by December 1990 — that they could make up for a shortfall in cash from the Treasury by raising money from the private sector . |
| 8 | But experience can often make up for a yard or two of pace . |
| 9 | And er so er er I said to my friend , like me pals I said , Well look we we have n't been in the Army a year , so we 've got to be in two more years before it comes our turn our turn to be demobilized , so we just might as well sign up for a couple year , get two months leave and twenty quid , because we shall do that if we do n't . |
| 10 | You can just go up for a ride , letting someone else do all the work while you enjoy the sensation , or learn to pilot the thing for yourself . |
| 11 | why do n't you shut up for a moment |
| 12 | Anthony left instructions that you could get up for a couple of hours if you felt up to it . |
| 13 | Och , Ah 've been dyin' tae get up for a weekend amang yirsels . |
| 14 | • If you wake during the night ( sometimes because you need to empty your bladder ) then return to bed and relax as soon as possible , Do not get up for a cup of tea or snack as this will give misleading information to your body clock . |
| 15 | The flow will not let up for a minute . |
| 16 | Do come up for a day or so if there is the remotest possible chance . |
| 17 | Can I come up for a moment ? ’ |
| 18 | Thinks she 'll come up for a break . |
| 19 | You did n't turn up for a meeting two weeks ago . ’ |
| 20 | They did , however , provide a good deal of entertainment for the rest of the group and would be missed if they did not turn up for a game . |
| 21 | The old man did n't turn up for a week , and then two weeks and then three weeks and everybody was fairly in despair . |
| 22 | That light rain will soon clear away tomorrow morning and it 'll brighten up for a time . |