Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] [verb] up for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The political parties warmed up for a general election by bickering over whether the new health trusts remain part of the national health service . |
| 2 | Tomorrow night we 're back with the display team , this time in the city of San Diego where huge and hungry crowds built up for a game of American football . |
| 3 | When this goon is at the point of his beat furthest away from our stretch of wire , the Wing Commander will give the signal to Clinker here — ’ a dark beetle-like man stood up for a moment and sat down again , ‘ — who will fuse the entire lighting system of the camp including the searchlights . ’ |
| 4 | Like a miniature adult , his head bows slightly and his small hand comes up for a firm adult shake . |
| 5 | Two sections of the middle class girded up for a fight ; the rising mechanics and practical men of industry versus the established professional men of science and culture . |
| 6 | Eager Owls fired up for a fightback |
| 7 | Barry Jones boiled over when he saw 63-year-old Vera brewing up for a local hospice on her day off . |