Example sentences of "went up for " in BNC.

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1 Instead of looking for new approaches that could galvanize the industry to deal with its problems , the call went up for a leader who would , in the words of one Bioscope editorial , be able ‘ to make order out of disorder , to organize agreement and concord with a strong hand , tactfully and helpfully , yet with a stern repression of pettiness and ignoble motives . ’ .
2 Reagan lifted the pipeline sanctions and Britoil went up for sale and Lech Walesa was freed .
3 ‘ When Mutch went up for his header we said ‘ Oh no ’ — but the lad handled it well . ’
4 A few extra minutes while he went up for his loser 's medal would n't have made much difference .
5 I got an elbow in the face as I went up for a header and I remember putting my head down and running straight into Bull 's back .
6 I went up for a weekend .
7 I went up for my first term at York called Nigel and I came back as Oliver .
8 He went up for the job , grinding his teeth , and got it .
9 Sometimes it is through a mysterious inner constraint that he makes his presence felt , as when he guided Paul 's evangelistic direction away from the province of Asia in 16:6,7 and towards the hardships and opposition he realised he would have to face if he went up for that last journey to Jerusalem ( Acts 20:22,23 ) .
10 I went up for a closer look .
11 The cry went up for more pix .
12 Some are coming from as far afield as Germany , so today , despite abysmal flying conditions , they all went up for a rehearsal .
13 All three of us if we went up for a weekend .
14 Oh there was quite a few pas when I past I went up for paper but I did n't call in and vote , you know ,
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