Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] up for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the finest acrobats in the world are limbering up for a show in the Big Top in Cheltenham . |
| 2 | FERRARI the fast fading Grand Prix giants , are revving up for a revival … with British know-how . |
| 3 | I was supposed to be saving up for a car , but I 'm still too young to take my driving test , so I bought her instead — with the first payment of the advance for this book ! |
| 4 | That Hewlett-Packard Co is thought to be lining up for a piece of Taligent ( UX No 425 ) , should come as no real surprise . |
| 5 | That Hewlett-Packard Co is thought to be lining up for a piece of Taligent , should come as no real surprise . |
| 6 | Just wait here , I 'm going up for a bath first , you can |
| 7 | ‘ Cissie wo n't be coming up for a while , ’ she said , making her way back to the bed , ‘ do you want to wait ? |
| 8 | They have the highest income-tax and VAT rates , the harshest drinking laws , the dreariest bars , the dullest restaurants and television that makes you feel as if you are warming up for a coma . |
| 9 | In LONDON dealers were gearing up for a rush of prospective buyers . |
| 10 | Two friends from the paras — one an ex-member of the Irish Rangers , the other a deserter from the French Foreign Legion — were saving up for a trip to South Africa where they intended to join the South African Army . |
| 11 | THE NORTH-EAST is gearing up for a bumper celebration of European arts and entertainment . |
| 12 | BARCLAYS , the biggest plastic card issuer , is gearing up for a blitz on card fraud in the run-up to Christmas . |