Example sentences of "[noun] was [verb] up for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | United were wobbling ; Hoddle was winding up for a big finish . |
| 2 | Then the funeral was held up for a few days , and we soon realised that the effect was indeed cosmetic and nothing more . |
| 3 | Secretly ( because the papers would never report it ) , behind the scenes a huge demand was building up for a ‘ decent ’ paper , one which — dare they say it — would Tell the Truth . |
| 4 | Proper planning was held up for a time until the route of the M4 was decided , as an early outline brought it through Harpsden and over Peppard . |
| 5 | Thus the property was tied up for a generation . |
| 6 | One pauper was locked up for a short time and when let out he was very quiet and all of them have been so since . ’ |
| 7 | The arrival of the Italian soldiers was held up for a time while the Italian government bargained for an Italian to command the UN forces ( the commander is , as it happens , a Brazilian ) . |