Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] up for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some thought Meredith Jones a rough , bullying master , picking out the brightest boys to train them up for the scholarship class and by their results inflate his own ego . |
| 2 | We went our separate ways , both recognizing that we had to psych ourselves up for the race . |
| 3 | The talk was recorded by Russell Mulford and we intend to write it up for the museum . |
| 4 | Did you have to psych yourself up for the part ? |
| 5 | The format has to be reviewed in order to restore the balance between the desire to give the playing countries enough games in the early stage to sharpen them up for the knock-out competition , and the need for a structure that is both fair and seen to be fair . |
| 6 | I 'll tell Jack Dodson to pick 'er up for the fatstock market on Thursday . |
| 7 | Something hot to set you up for the journey . ’ |
| 8 | Do n't I get any thanks for offering to put you up for the weekend ? ’ |
| 9 | After a long debate , they finally agreed to put us up for the night . |
| 10 | Vitamins , they said it was , to build me up for the flight home on Saturday . |
| 11 | This will give you plenty of vitamins and minerals , to build you up for the elimination diet . |
| 12 | It cost the poor milkman a fortune to get them to pay him up for the milk people said they did n't get , you know ! |
| 13 | To soften me up for the kill ? |