Example sentences of "[to-vb] up for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 'd like to meet up for a drink or something , do give me a call on the above number . |
| 2 | Did you want to stand up for a minute ? |
| 3 | because that , he wanted to go up for a medical which was a bit erm , unethical , but I do n't know whether it 's true it 's , you know it 's just what someone said |
| 4 | I get a bit dizzy lying down on the bench , like I 'm falling backwards and I got to sit up for a bit . |
| 5 | It would be so easy just to give up for a while . |
| 6 | Admittedly Richard rode four winners too , but after poor Thetford Forest 's fatal fall had given Grand National Day a tragic finale in the Janneau Mersey Novice Hurdle , his battered rider was advised by the Jockey Club 's doctor , Rodney O'Donnell , to rest up for a week . |
| 7 | Just to keep fit , or as he said ‘ to warm up for a day at Sekers ’ he swims about three miles each week . |
| 8 | Cars have been popular in the movies since Mack Sennett was wrecking them around 1914 in such shorts as Lizzies of the Field — not funny to some members of early audiences , who were trying to save up for a Ford Model T or ‘ tin Lizzy ’ . |
| 9 | And I tried to save up for a car cos my son was in the army . |
| 10 | A former Grand National jockey charged with burglary and deception has failed to turn up for a court appearance . |
| 11 | A friend failing to turn up for a date may reawaken deep-seated fears of abandonment . |
| 12 | The alarm was raised when she failed to turn up for a meeting with students . |
| 13 | It 's certainly a , a day of reflection an and great appreciation on a part of all of us , the reason we 're here er for me , personally , I need to back up for a moment perhaps . |
| 14 | You try to get up for a cup of tea |
| 15 | Last week , Jarman had n't quite decided whether they were to talk to the audience or simply sleep through the exhibition 's four-day run — ‘ although they 'll be allowed to get up for a pee and lunch , ’ he added generously . |
| 16 | They therefore decided to break up for a while because , Dustin said , ‘ I wanted my fling . |
| 17 | Entranced by the aphrodisiacs in his prawn cocktail , McAvennie began to visit his new girl every weekend , flying to the London nightlife and eventually provoking a dispute with Celtic manager Billy McNeill when he failed to show up for a Monday morning training session . |
| 18 | From the ‘ savings , ’ as they are referred to , funds have been redeployed to make up for a decade in which growth of support for basic scientific research was , at best , sluggish . |
| 19 | Some cooks are born great , others have their natural skill improved by training , yet others train hard enough to make up for a lack of natural talent . |
| 20 | Huntworth , Pipe 's only other runner at the meeting , provided Scudamore with his 71st success of the season when making all the running in the Happy Eater Restaurant Handicap Chase to make up for a string of disappointments . |
| 21 | The Boards preferred the wholesale development of rural districts ( rather than piecemeal individual connections ) since this reduced their costs , and they were generally able to use public meetings and written publicity to bring collective pressure on all potential consumers in a village to sign up for a supply , thus making comprehensive zoned development possible . |
| 22 | On arrival , conference participants were invited to sign up for a workshop of their choice . |
| 23 | It is just asking the public to sign up for a Barton by-pass . |