Example sentences of "not [verb] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reports of international commissions such as that of Brandt do not make up for this gap . |
| 2 | Mr Collor 's problem is that although money is no obstacle to his multi-million dollar campaign , it does not make up for the thousands of enthusiastic party militants campaigning for his rival . |
| 3 | The recent price recovery can not make up for that much lost ground . |
| 4 | In other words , technology does not make up for Europe 's high labour costs . |
| 5 | It will not make up for the insufficient level of public services that Cleveland has been given by BR . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ All Mr Fallon 's splutterings will not make up for those people who are on record waiting lists in Darlington . |
| 7 | I despised the other actors for not sticking up for me , and for sniggering at the accent when I finally did it . |
| 8 | ‘ Hi , Rex , ’ said Lazlo , not opening up for one little peep . |
| 9 | Mr. Maton had worked for many years as a solicitor 's clerk , he had not turned up for work that day , the young man sent to check the reason had found Mr. Maton dead in the kitchen , the small loaf collected on his way home from work the previous evening still in its wrapping on the table . |
| 10 | He has not turned up for the past two meetings of the Supreme National Council , which he chairs and which is supposed to govern Cambodia , in conjunction with the UN , in the period up to the election . |
| 11 | Emily Lightbody had not turned up for work since the preceding Friday , a rare occurrence in all her thirty years of service . |
| 12 | Mrs Allen 's body was found at her Harberton Park home on Tuesday morning after a senior officer at the Maze informed Banbridge police that she had not turned up for work . |
| 13 | In any case , he added , people did not show up for the political meetings , only arriving in time for the drinking afterwards . |
| 14 | Generally speaking , the amount of sleep lost is not made up for entirely on the recovery nights . |
| 15 | Irina , who did not dress up for Ludens , was wearing a simple faded old dress , frail with much washing , the sleeves rolled up well above her elbows . |
| 16 | Both cars are supported in proper metal slings , and while a safety gear is provided under each , this is not connected up for operation owing to the small size of the model . |
| 17 | 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 . ’ |
| 18 | He saved one of the Signals Waafs from getting into trouble through not turning up for duty on time , simply by staying at his post until she finally did appear . |
| 19 | I thought my form had been good enough throughout the year to warrant selection , but there is always that niggling doubt , especially as I had angered Frank Dick by not turning up for a relay practice at Loughborough where he was engaged in running the annual Summer School for athletics . |
| 20 | Do not store up for yourselves treasure on earth , where it grows rusty and moth-eaten , and thieves break in to steal it . |
| 21 | A problem arises with sample offers if you are not geared up for individual direct mail dispatch . |
| 22 | Now it is worried that , despite the reality of the single market , the flow will slacken if the country does not sign up for Maastricht . |
| 23 | But real life , both human life and plant and animal life , is not set up for the benefit of spectators . |
| 24 | Do not stand up for a few moments . |
| 25 | Why not stand up for the uniquely British spirit embodied by Richard Lester ( who 's American — DQ ) , Rita Tushingham , Shelagh Delaney , Tom Courtenay , etc . |
| 26 | I would n't normally ask but me own lad is a greet big jessy and can not stand up for himself let alone kick f*** out of Roger Cook . |
| 27 | If names can not or will not pay up for 1990 and 1991 , the central fund could quickly be exhausted . |
| 28 | However the subscription has not gone up for 2 years and it is only a 15p per week rise . |
| 29 | Let us examine the implications of this ; property crime became by far the most common form of crime during the period in which the prison emerged ; therefore forced labour would have become the most common punishment ; forced labour requires incarceration ( people tend not to turn up for it of their own free will ) . |
| 30 | At the time and date arranged , he meets an old friend and decides not to turn up for the meal with his niece . |