Example sentences of "[noun] [was/were] [v-ing] up for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shops were coming up for sale all over the precinct . |
| 2 | British Rail 's diesel stock was coming up for replacement and we needed to decide whether to reinvest in diesel equipment or to invest in electrification . |
| 3 | The tables were filling up for afternoon tea . |
| 4 | The governors had effectively decided at an emergency meeting on Tuesday night that Mr Birt should stay but question marks still hung over the future of Mr Hussey , especially as the BBC 's General Advisory Council recommended on Wednesday that he should go for effectively bringing the BBC into disrepute at a time when its charter was coming up for renegotiation . |
| 5 | Others were queueing up for cracks at goal as well , notably Jon Newsome on at least two occasions , as well as Speed and Bats . |