Example sentences of "[v-ing] up for a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In LONDON dealers were gearing up for a rush of prospective buyers . |
| 2 | BARCLAYS , the biggest plastic card issuer , is gearing up for a blitz on card fraud in the run-up to Christmas . |
| 3 | Two friends from the paras — one an ex-member of the Irish Rangers , the other a deserter from the French Foreign Legion — were saving up for a trip to South Africa where they intended to join the South African Army . |
| 4 | Dressing up for a walk in the forest to find eggs |
| 5 | We acclimatise with shorter trips for the first few days , then split for free sailing , meeting up for a couple of days to brief for another long session of free sailing . |
| 6 | That Hewlett-Packard Co is thought to be lining up for a piece of Taligent ( UX No 425 ) , should come as no real surprise . |
| 7 | That Hewlett-Packard Co is thought to be lining up for a piece of Taligent , should come as no real surprise . |
| 8 | Lining up for a photocall in front of the latest Leyland Daf trucks , just before the announcement of the rosy future the newly formed companies have predicted for themselves . |
| 9 | Some of the finest acrobats in the world are limbering up for a show in the Big Top in Cheltenham . |
| 10 | A MOTHER told how getting up for a drink of milk saved her family from a house fire . |
| 11 | If you really do n't feel like coming up for a smear at that time , that 's fine and we 'll understand why . |
| 12 | This year I have my mummy and my daddy coming up for a couple of days and that will be fine |
| 13 | Jeff Dujon in action against Worcestershire early in 1984 , warming up for a century in the Old Trafford Test . |
| 14 | Game players every where are now queuing up for a copy of this excellent graphical game with breathtaking colours . |
| 15 | Game players every where are now queuing up for a copy of this excellent graphical game with breathtaking colours . |