Example sentences of "[vb past] up [noun] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One of the interesting things about my reminiscing is that it stirred up memories for a lot of other people , too . |
| 2 | Meanwhile the SPD kept up pressure for a policy of ‘ co-existence ’ with East Germany . |
| 3 | There seem to have been a lot of people who took up painting for a while and then dropped it : often enough , like the young Roger Vadim , to become a cineaste or a designer in the lively world of small theatres ( which are also extensively documented in the Pavillon des Arts . ) |
| 4 | I more or less gave up cottaging for a while . |
| 5 | He set up Whiddett for a header just wide of the mark before being booked with Ecchinswell 's Dean Nelson for retaliating after the latter had put in a late tackle . |