Example sentences of "up [noun] for [art] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anna is a Russian poet , visiting London to drum up signatures for a petition protesting against her brother 's imprisonment in the Soviet Union . |
| 2 | They thought that it might be excusable to exploit situations to promote the individual MP 's career within his own party or to look after constituency interests , but it was quite inexcusable to open up opportunities for the Opposition to criticize the government . |
| 3 | Mary Alston , one of the mainstays of the women 's union in the 1920s , had to care during this time for a sick sister , who was in and out of a nursing home ; much later , in the 1940s , she had to give up work for a while to care for her mother . |
| 4 | Other than that he showed up Giggs for the puke faced brat that he is ( all 10,000,000 and Papin worth of him — Ferguson will rue the day he turned down that offer ) . |
| 5 | CHARTBUSTERS Boyz II Men are giving up sex for a year to stay on top of the job . |
| 6 | First it 'll stop off at Brize Norton to pick up supplies for the Tornadoes operating the air exclusion zone . |