Example sentences of "[v-ing] up for the [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | Winding up for the Government when the new clause was debated in the House of Commons on 14 April 1948 , Ede faithfully followed the Cabinet 's line , expounding the case for retention on the grounds that public opinion was not conducive to any change , adding as a supporting argument that the unarmed police had to contend with a ‘ class of gangster and armed criminal which hardly existed at all before the war ’ . |
2 | There were at least two world champions lining up for the start and many seasoned and experienced drivers . |
3 | No , the , the , the extension of them going up for the cup and all , that 's what it was . |
4 | So that 's when I was eating my dinner , when they were going up for the cup and she fell asleep , well you know with the wine in you , here was my eyes all out for the count . |
5 | Thinking how quiet she 'd gone when he said he was coming up for the funeral and how she 'd seemed to withdraw into herself . |
6 | That can often mean standing up for the client and criticising the system , ’ he says . |
7 | Queuing up for the bathroom and kitchen cooker can create explosive feelings . |
8 | He said I was just covering up for the fact that I had n't the faintest idea of what was wrong . ’ |