Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [vb pp] up for a " in BNC.
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1 | Reed has signed up for a further period of seven years to publish the back list of John Steinbeck , after submitting a lavish brochure of marketing plans to the estate . |
2 | The town 's magistrates were told that tension had built up for a year after a decision to dissolve the partnership . |
3 | Microsoft 's Windows NT group has signed up for a 20ft by 20ft booth , claiming it does n't have the budget for a bigger space . |
4 | Does any hon. Member seriously think that , after Britain has signed up for a single currency , we could go to war on our own and expect the 11 countries who share the same currency to stand idly by and see the value of their currency wrecked , for ever depreciating , just because Britain was in one of its periodic warmongering fits ? |
5 | No German would kill his dad , of that he felt certain , though lately he had begun to feel guilty about his own war efforts since Grace had signed up for a spell in the hospital tents , a mere half-mile behind the front line . |
6 | Cleveland Ambulance NHS Trust has signed up for a Department of Health initiative which encourages healthy living for all staff . |
7 | West Indian pace bowler Ken McLeod has signed up for a second stint at Synthonia after being absent from the league for three years . |
8 | Dad 's gone up for a bath . ’ |
9 | Meanwhile , West Ham defender Julian Dicks has revved up for a big-match return tonight — thanks to a £10,000 Harley Davidson . |