Example sentences of "[v-ing] up for a [noun sg] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | THE NORTH-EAST is gearing up for a bumper celebration of European arts and entertainment . |
| 2 | Check your existing lender 's redemption charge before signing up for a replacement loan . |
| 3 | Gliders lining up for a competition launch |
| 4 | I thought my form had been good enough throughout the year to warrant selection , but there is always that niggling doubt , especially as I had angered Frank Dick by not turning up for a relay practice at Loughborough where he was engaged in running the annual Summer School for athletics . |
| 5 | To put it another way : when the cat is on heat ( which she has n't been since the vet gave her the unkindest cut of all ) , nevertheless when she was , she had very little time for chasing moths hanging unsubtly round the fridge or cuddling up for a neck scratch . |
| 6 | Now there 's a sight you do n't see every day , Restaurateur and Chef Extraordinaire Raymond Blanc , the man who sets culinary trends at up to £70 a head , queueing up for a school dinner in Oxfordshire . |
| 7 | Belfast limbering up for a fitness challenge hat-trick |