Example sentences of "[noun] [be] [v-ing] up for [adj] " in BNC.

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1 Swindon have to fight on in the promotion race … while Oxford have to battle on in the relegation scramble … but things are looking up for United … they 're off the bottom of the table for the first time since November thanks to a win at Brighton
2 Today , more than 100 million Europeans are gearing up for this winter 's invasion of the ski-slopes .
3 After a century or so of political apathy , Hong Kong 's young people were making up for lost time .
4 Long before the century closed , pressures were building up for constitutional change and for more profound changes in the social and economic system itself .
5 For that very reason , the Government are standing up for British businesses and British services in Brussels as we want more jobs , not fewer .
6 RUUD Gullit is gearing up for next week 's European Cup final with Marseille with many Milan fans believing it will one of his last games for the Italian giants .
7 MARKETS in the Far East and Middle East are opening up for hi-tech heat-beating textile produced by Performance Fabrics .
8 The nun realised that now the child had no one to protect her , some of the other children were making up for lost time .
9 And erm then a I , Gillian could n't see me on Thursday , and then Friday William is coming up for half term , so er
10 And winger Franz Carr ruined two promising build-ups with poor crosses when Deane and Hodges were lining up for clear strikes at goal .
11 CYCLING organisations in Wales are gearing up for National Bike Week , which begins on Saturday .
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