Example sentences of "[be] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you 're up for a ‘ tart ’ part you must be prepared to present a flavour of the role as you see it . |
| 2 | They 're up for sale at an auction of film props to be held in Norton in Gloucestershire . |
| 3 | Talks are believed to have been held with Thorn EMI , whose defence interests are up for sale . |
| 4 | Keith Wells pointed out that the title Sheffield Shares is deliberately ambiguous — it can be taken to mean Sheffield 's shares , as in ‘ shares ’ which are up for grabs by keen or greedy speculators ( my interpretation ) , but it can also mean Sheffield shares as in ‘ shares its wealth ’ — ‘ and that 's basically what we are trying to initiate here . |
| 5 | THE British-based Brabham team are up for sale because a company run by its owner Joachim Luhti is bankrupt , his lawyer said . |
| 6 | WOLVERHAMPTON Wanderers are up for sale at £4million , just three years after the club were saved from extinction . |
| 7 | Three places are up for grabs in each of the individual kayak , Canadian singles and women 's kayak singles classes . |
| 8 | STRUGGLING Second Division Mansfield are up for sale . |
| 9 | FIVE hundred jobs are up for grabs — but applicants must be prepared to spend time off sick . |
| 10 | CRISIS-TORN Swinton are up for sale . |
| 11 | A feast of rock goodies are up for grabs — including albums by Nirvana and Guns N' Roses . |
| 12 | writes from : AS A barmaid , I was told by a customer — a Mr Brewster — that his ancestor founded the annual Brewster Sessions when all pub licences are up for renewal . |
| 13 | I think that people like us are up for grabs anyway . |
| 14 | They are born under the ancient Chinese curse , ‘ May you live in an interesting time ’ , a time in which values , lifestyles , relationships , employment are up for grabs , and in which traditional answers to the question ‘ How to live ? ’ are weak and conflicting . |
| 15 | The Reptilons plan to take over the Earth , and the bimbos are up for nasty experimental surgery . |
| 16 | One third of the councillors in each of three consecutive years are up for re-election . |
| 17 | That is , just as a county council in eighty five , all the councillors are up for re-election just as in a parliamentary general election , yeah ? |
| 18 | In eighty seven all the councillors of most district councils are up for election . |
| 19 | Conversely , if all institutions are up for grabs all the time , individuals in power will be tempted to milk their positions for private purposes , and those outside power will hesitate to form projects which take time to bear fruit . |
| 20 | As part of a cost-cutting exercise in the year when their franchises are up for grabs , the ITV companies have singled out eight popular shows that may be available to commercial sponsors in the future . |
| 21 | It 's our job to bring you comprehensive performance results on PCs that are up for review , and we have to be even handed while we do it . |
| 22 | Does it refer to territory already held by the Croatians or does it apply to old frontiers which are up for grabs ? |
| 23 | In addition , the existing nurses , who were given undertakings when the trust was set up that their posts would be protected , are now being told that all their jobs are up for re-examination and that anyone seeking extra education will soon be told that someone else is waiting to take her position — |
| 24 | ‘ Cup places are up for grabs and I 'll be watching carefully tomorrow to see if any player is saving himself for the semi-final , ’ said Malone . |
| 25 | Four prizes are up for grabs — a George Best Tampa Bay Rowdies shirt , an autographed Stevie Cowan Portadown jersey , a Derry City autographed ball , and a Derry City shirt . |
| 26 | Four items are up for auction , George Best 's Tampa Bay Rowdies shirt ; Stevie Cowan 's autographed Portadown jersey ; an autographed Derry City ball , and a Derry jersey . |
| 27 | Prizes of tickets for transatlantic flights , provided by Air Canada Vacations , are up for grabs for the top fundraisers . |
| 28 | This year , two further developments are up for environmental honours — Northumberland Village in Whitley Bay and The Paddocks near Hull . |
| 29 | Places are up for grabs for the Solheim cup challenge against the USA , the ladies equivalent of the Ryder Cup . |
| 30 | In all eighteen of west oxfordshire 's forty-nine seats are up for grabs tomorrow |