Example sentences of "[verb] [pn reflx] up for [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Instead , she 's got Tommy and Iain dancing around her flat to UB40 at full volume , heavy on the bass , psyching themselves up for another night of action on the by-ways of Pinner Green . |
| 2 | This time , alas , there is little to cheer and they need to pick themselves up for this Saturday 's basement battle against Chester . |
| 3 | BUILDER Jim Gladden got his wish yesterday and appeared in the dock — after trying to give himself up for TWO years . |
| 4 | Q ) I was only half watching Question of Sport last night ( trying to psyche myself up for Wild Palms — you need your brain on full alert to make head or tail of it ) , but was that Bremner scoring against Celtic in the EC Semi ? |
| 5 | Also , attorneys may be putting themselves up for huge amounts of emotional strain , knowing that their clients stand to lose more than their liberty . |
| 6 | I have not dressed myself up for some time . |
| 7 | The prospect of setting yourself up for this job is far more daunting than the actual work , and once you have overcome the inertia of thinking it out and making a start , the results more than justify the effort . |