Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] [verb] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most tantalising of opportunities has thus opened up for Mr Takeshita : the chance to be prime minister again . |
| 2 | However the subscription has not gone up for 2 years and it is only a 15p per week rise . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | A disused Victorian toilet block has just gone up for sale . |
| 5 | One way would be for the Common Open Software Environment firms , HP , IBM , Sun Microsystems Inc , Santa Cruz Operation Inc , Unix System Labs and OSF — plus arbiter X/Open Co Ltd — to endorse an API that Tivoli has already offered up for their use ( UX No 429 ) . |
| 6 | One way would be for the Common Open Software Environment firms , Hewlett-Packard , IBM , Sun Microsystems Inc , Santa Cruz Operation Inc , Unix System Laboratories Inc and the Open Software Foundation — plus arbiter X/Open Co Ltd — to endorse an Application Programming Interface that Tivoli has already offered up for their use . |
| 7 | Getting this ingredient off the drawing boards and into bricks and mortar — not to mention details such as Donald Duck doorknobs — was indeed the stuff of dreams for Stern , who has always stood up for emotional content : ‘ In my view , whether you are engaged in a theme park , a hospital , or a court house , the building should elicit some excitement . ’ |
| 8 | Palin may not have travelled much as a young man , but he has now made up for lost time . |
| 9 | I think she should have played a Tour Event before an exhibition event , but then again it would n't be the first time she has n't turned up for a Tour Event would it ? |
| 10 | So much so that Colin , being totally pissed off with the press , has n't turned up for the interview . |
| 11 | So much so that Colin , being totally pissed off with the press , has n't turned up for the interview . |
| 12 | The Princess of Wales may not have been quick to learn at school — possibly because her lessons did not interest her much — but she has certainly made up for lost time since her marriage . |
| 13 | At the time and date arranged , he meets an old friend and decides not to turn up for the meal with his niece . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | In other words , technology does not make up for Europe 's high labour costs . |
| 16 | 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 . ’ |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | No no , amenity-wise , you 're okay , but I mean amenities does n't make up for sort of living standards you 've got , does it ? |
| 19 | The money will help offset big medical bills , but the brothers say it still does n't make up for their suffering . |
| 20 | Does n't turn up for appointments . |
| 21 | ‘ The Army ought to start asking questions when she does n't turn up for the nest course at the Fort ’ George said hopefully . |