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 AT LONG last we have a newspaper that will speak up for a referendum on Maastricht .
4 ‘ 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 . ’
5 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 .
6 But experience can often make up for a yard or two of pace .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 why do n't you shut up for a moment
10 Anthony left instructions that you could get up for a couple of hours if you felt up to it .
11 Och , Ah 've been dyin' tae get up for a weekend amang yirsels .
12 • 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 .
13 The flow will not let up for a minute .
14 Do come up for a day or so if there is the remotest possible chance .
15 Can I come up for a moment ? ’
16 Thinks she 'll come up for a break .
17 You did n't turn up for a meeting two weeks ago . ’
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 That light rain will soon clear away tomorrow morning and it 'll brighten up for a time .
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