Example sentences of "[noun] [am/are] [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 | For that very reason , the Government are standing up for British businesses and British services in Brussels as we want more jobs , not fewer . |
| 4 | MARKETS in the Far East and Middle East are opening up for hi-tech heat-beating textile produced by Performance Fabrics . |
| 5 | CYCLING organisations in Wales are gearing up for National Bike Week , which begins on Saturday . |