Example sentences of "they [adv] [verb] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | His kisses were deep and cherishing and hungry , and it was a long time before they eventually came up for air . |
| 2 | The remainder comes mostly from the countries around the Mediterranean , but what the original almond growers lack in quantity they apparently make up for in quality . |
| 3 | The individual who 's gon na be assertive is likely to be open and honest or likely to admit things that are not so good at honest those , but they 're not gon na necessarily apologise for those , they 're gon na treat those as statements of fact and they 're certainly gon na try and involve other people and actually say what do you think this , what are some ways forward er but it does n't mean that they 're gon na be walked all over and they still stand up for the things that they firmly believe in . |
| 4 | When kept under conditions of constant light and temperature , they still turned up for meals at regular intervals . |
| 5 | Many said they definitely dressed up for each other , for their friends and themselves , and exploded the myth that women are dressing for men . |