Example sentences of "be [verb] up for [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | B : ‘ That would be wonderful but I think we will be saving up for a long time . |
| 2 | Similar ideas for features , visits and events could be thought up for the remaining areas . |
| 3 | Three year rolling service agreements are to be drawn up for the other directors and senior employees as set out in Appendix II . |
| 4 | You might be locked up for a long time , or you might be given a fine , which is taken out of your weekly allowance . |
| 5 | We have to ensure that people who deserve to be locked up for the public good are locked up . |
| 6 | ‘ Unfortunately , something came up — a trouble-shooting mission that required Adam 's special diplomatic talents — I 'm afraid he 's going to be tied up for the major part of the weekend . |
| 7 | Whether directly or indirectly through a broker , documents submitted to the Stock Exchange for reading need to be marked up for the relevant references from the Yellow and Blue Books . |
| 8 | Members of this house will recall that this matter was raised er in relation to an amendment er at committee stage and we argued during the committee stage of the bill that it was not feasible for an entirely new electoral system to be set up for the European elections in June nineteen ninety four and that it was er silly to apply a different system for the additional six seats to that applying to the other eighty one . |
| 9 | As in the past , a collection is to be taken up for the Ecclesiastical Students Fund , and this will take the place of the regular second collection . |
| 10 | 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 . |