Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] up for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | It dropped again at first but eventually picked up for a lively last lap . |
2 | Recently , we had enough saved up for a nice flat after having lived in one room for a year . |
3 | Mm you basically saving up for a complete system ? |
4 | Aschmann in his house , all dressed up for a festive occasion , the most glamorous lady in the theatre , was going to make it a party like no other . |
5 | A final technical point on audio versus video recording : it takes no longer to set up for a simple video recording than it does to position a microphone for an audio recording . |
6 | He kept forgetting they would write it down : he seems to have thought — most of the time — that they had just turned up for a friendly drink . |
7 | Lesley-Jane will be fine if she just rests up for a few days . |
8 | Do not stand up for a few moments . |
9 | It is a sick government that is proud of the fact that it 's not signed up for a Social Chapter . |
10 | instead of just going , you should of said oh I just come up for a few days |
11 | He tried to say this in a way that suggested that he was always ringing up for a natter about arsenic and thallium , that there was nothing odd about his request . |
12 | It may be worth investing in a course of vitamin supplements — they ca n't make up for a poor diet but they can provide a useful boost occasionally . |
13 | He had n't let up for a single moment , questioning , probing , searching for clues in her answers like a scientist searching for new bugs on a microscope slide . |
14 | ‘ If I 'm dreaming I hope I do n't wake up for a long time , ’ he says . |
15 | The yachts tacked back and forth across the Solent , and then moored up for a sumptuous lunch . |
16 | Whatever John 's mother may have thought about his likely lack of application when he wanted to study music , once he decided to learn ballet he took it seriously and must have worked hard to make up for a late start . |
17 | We actually split up for a few days because his mother sent a Christmas card to him and not to me . |