Example sentences of "[pron] up for a [noun sg] of " in BNC.

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1 I fear that our nation has set itself up for a decade of national strife .
2 Millions Of Honey opened Saturday night with a sparky set of robust , melodic guitar songs that have toughened and matured over the last year of line-up shuffles , and should justly set them up for a spot of national service .
3 Then they ( the police ) would lock me up for a couple of hours at a time but I did n't get charged until I was 15 . ’
4 I think that my hon. Friend the Member for Tooting displayed the facts well , and it was perverse of Conservative Members to pick him up for a slip of the tongue when he gave an incorrect figure , which it is relatively easy to do .
5 Anyway , if there 's no visa I 'm gon na live it up for a couple of days , then put me foot down and not take it off till I get to Gib .
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