Example sentences of "come up for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Twice he had let her come up for air , so that it would take longer , but the third time he had held her under until she was finished . |
| 2 | No , he had n't seen her for a week before that weekend ; he had missed her — this with a baleful glance towards the door — and had indeed got as far as ringing her up on the Saturday morning , hoping she would come up for Sunday , but had got no answer from her flat . |
| 3 | It affects us all and its practitioners do not come up for re-election every five years . |
| 4 | Ahhh I shall have to tell him then , he said cos that 'll come up for sale then . |
| 5 | Significantly , though , the Soviet leader added that since a new constitution was being prepared , any article could come up for review , and this included Article 6 . |
| 6 | On July 7 Prime Minister Edward Fenech Adami survived a vote of no confidence , proposed by the opposition Labour Party , over his government 's failure to secure acceptance for Malta 's application for full European Community membership ; Malta 's application would , however , come up for review by the EC Council of Ministers before the end of the year . |