Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] up for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | It dropped again at first but eventually picked up for a lively last lap . |
| 2 | Oh you only got up for a coffee ? |
| 3 | The drawback is that your expert driver from the London Limousine Company ( SE1 ) only turns up for a minimum of eight hours — a standard feature of chauffeur hire . |
| 4 | Recently , we had enough saved up for a nice flat after having lived in one room for a year . |
| 5 | Mm you basically saving up for a complete system ? |
| 6 | It 's just basically set up for a rape scene . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . ’ |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | The volunteer may help the young person with job applications or other form-filling , go to a football match or the cinema with them or just meet up for a chat . |
| 14 | It would be so easy just to give up for a while . |
| 15 | She said oh no I just rang up for a chat . |
| 16 | Lesley-Jane will be fine if she just rests up for a few days . |
| 17 | Do not stand up for a few moments . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The flow will not let up for a minute . |
| 20 | Boro boss Lawrence , meanwhile , is not lined up for a summer move to Spurs despite rumours sweeping the NorthEast . |
| 21 | It is a sick government that is proud of the fact that it 's not signed up for a Social Chapter . |
| 22 | • 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 . |
| 23 | During this ceaseless pursuit of the right métier for my particular brand of foolishness , I had already pitched up for a Telethon trailer to flamenco dance for the cause . |
| 24 | instead of just going , you should of said oh I just come up for a few days |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | ‘ She had been totally geared up for a reconciliation , ’ says Columb Farrelly , then manager of Sinead 's band and the man who persuaded the troubled teenager to seek out her mother . |
| 27 | Social groups are often deliberately set up for a purpose . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | ‘ Amber always runs up for a hug when I walk through the door ’ , she says . |
| 30 | But experience can often make up for a yard or two of pace . |