Example sentences of "up for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it , then I had erm , I brought up my husband 's sister 's daughter from when she was fourteen , I brought her oh , yes fourteen , I brought her up for nine years and br brought her up as my own daughter like because she got , got to be put away in a home and I did n't want her to have to go into a home so I , I brought her up you know we brought her up and sort of as , I lost my little girl she was with me like , see and she still comes to me like , she still calls but she calls me mum , mother like now , ha , you know all those years I had her , she 's married and her family 's grown up now and er she 's got one daughter left , left at home who 's just got engaged that 's Mrs from er she lives , yes so , so that was my hubby 's er sister 's daughter she only had the one daughter and two brothers , but she , the brothers she do n't hear nothing of them they just , you know they were gon na put her in a home , but we took her so she did n't have to go in a home , I did n't want her to have to go in a home |
| 2 | Some church leaders ( and lay people ) are already doing it regularly — guiding individuals in their praying , Bible reading , daily living — others , already over-busy , might well groan at the thought of the faithful queueing up for individual direction . |
| 3 | A problem arises with sample offers if you are not geared up for individual direct mail dispatch . |
| 4 | The police Holmes computor system , set up for major crime investigations , is being used to collate information from across Britain . |
| 5 | The theory is that if museums save on salaries and paper clips they will have more money to spend on works of art ; the reality is that they will almost certainly be saving on the works of art to make up for inadequate funding overall . |
| 6 | A great many doctors feel that chemical sensitivity is improbable — a dubious diagnosis that probably covers up for psychosomatic illness , hyperventilation , or purely psychological symptoms . |
| 7 | Hold up for 5 counts . |
| 8 | Repeat 4 times , holding up for 5 counts each time . |
| 9 | Lying down , with knees bent towards the chest , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 10 | Raise the elbows head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 11 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 12 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 13 | Relax , then repeat 3 times , holding up for 5 counts each time . |
| 14 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 15 | Raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 16 | Relax and repeat 4 times , holding up for 5 counts each time . |
| 17 | Relax and repeat 4 times , holding up for 5 counts each time . |
| 18 | Lying as shown , raise the elbows head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 19 | Relax and repeat 4 times , holding up for 5 counts each time . |
| 20 | Lying as shown raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 21 | Relax and repeat 5 times , holding up for 5 counts each time . |
| 22 | Lying as shown , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 23 | Relax and repeat 5 times , holding up for 5 counts each time . |
| 24 | Lying as shown , raise the elbows , head and shoulders towards the knees and hold up for 5 counts . |
| 25 | Relax and repeat 5 times , holding up for 5 counts each time . |
| 26 | However , since we are keyed up for decisive physical action this is still the best way of working it off . |
| 27 | This involves standing up for personal rights and expressing your thoughts , feelings , and beliefs directly , honestly , and spontaneously in ways that are respectful of the rights of others . |
| 28 | I 'm glad all your transport users are , are now coming out of the woodwork , but you are the minority in this hundred , now of the majority the car drivers do you feel any resent of responsibility towards users of public transport , I mean there are all manner of er plans afoot to , to slightly further tax or er charge drivers so that roads can be subsidised , I do n't know that it would subsidise public transport , but there are penalties coming up for private car users and drivers , do you approve ? , do you disapprove , do you think that 's fair enough ? , no one 's said any thing about pollution yet , yes |
| 29 | Sign up for private insurance . |
| 30 | With the mines now being put up for private operation , a great deal will depend on how sincere British Coal is about helping the new licensees to make a go of it . |