Example sentences of "and [verb] up for the " in BNC.

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1 It requires an adult to participate and stay up for the night .
2 We carried a medical team with vehicles and back up for the medical team .
3 Musically — forget it , but the spot effects are great and make up for the poor acoustic tones .
4 ‘ I tried so hard , you see , to give him extra attention — extra love — to try and make up for the loss of Maman .
5 He was careful , shrewd , and thoroughly able , and made up for the collapse of the older coastal trades by sending his ships farther afield .
6 The first trick is to get left of the chockstone and stop in the Jacuzzi Pool , next , to pivot and line up for the exit slot which is only 2½ ft–3ft wide in a foaming pool whose diameter is only 18 ins more than a boat 's length .
7 Once the veneer of hunt balls and dressing up for the occasion is stripped away all you have left is a very cruel activity which is a disgrace to those of us who live in the modern world .
8 As the fans tune in and line up for the battle ahead .
9 However , he was not thrown out , he was taken back to the station and locked up for the night .
10 So the mantle fell on the second son , John , then 23 years old ; without more ado , he set off over the bridge into the Market Place , across to the George , and signed up for the infantry .
11 John Titford responded to the call and signed up for the Volunteer Infantry .
12 I got hold of him by the scruff of the neck and took him along to the police box and rang up for the wagon .
13 And so usually at the end of the day you you reversed your procedure and went back to the stalls and took the lines down and cleared up for the butchers and what have you , and then you usually got some meat , or perhaps some vegetables , and various things .
14 It took me to twenty to stand into a half crouch and reach up for the bolt .
15 Why exactly the authorities wish to deprive so many thousand people of their bread and butter when the becak is cheap , pollution-free and makes up for the deficiencies in mass transit , is a mystery .
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