Example sentences of "be [vb pp] up for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain , those from the late Fifties and Sixties fetch about Pounds 1 , while pre-war badges can usually be picked up for a few pounds . |
| 2 | You might be locked up for a long time , or you might be given a fine , which is taken out of your weekly allowance . |
| 3 | With a soft , luxurious feel , they are wonderfully comfortable for wearing around the home , but could just as easily be dressed up for a smarter occasion . |
| 4 | Comparing notes with an airship enthusiast the other day , I learned that the Falklands campaign might bring the airship back into favour because it can be sent up for a good look at the surroundings , especially at sea . |
| 5 | Controls comprised 21 patients with ileal pouches constructed during the same period who had been followed up for a mean duration of 43 months ( range 15–119 months ) and who had had endoscopies that showed no evidence of active inflammation . |
| 6 | Plans are being drawn up for a new production line that will provide additional capacity of 60,000 tubes per day at the factory currently making 317,000 tubes per day . |
| 7 | FORMER Northern Ireland international star Ian Stewart is being lined up for a dramatic comeback with Glentoran . |
| 8 | One pauper was locked up for a short time and when let out he was very quiet and all of them have been so since . ’ |
| 9 | In week 4 she was in bed by 8pm every night except one , when she was allowed up for a special event . |
| 10 | Then the funeral was held up for a few days , and we soon realised that the effect was indeed cosmetic and nothing more . |
| 11 | But it 's not for sale at any price — it 's more than a hundred years old , and was snapped up for a thousand pounds at auction . |