Example sentences of "up [pos pn] [noun] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ I 've given up my life for a fool and he 's never even noticed it . |
| 2 | D. A. I was on a school-crossing duty for disabled children and I held up my hand for a motor cyclist to stop and he rode right past me . |
| 3 | She was excited to see her grandfather and uncle , running to hold up her face for a kiss . |
| 4 | To go up her place for a dinner party or something . |
| 5 | Will the mothers — and the young gentlemen — and one baby — kindly take up their positions for a group picture ? ’ |
| 6 | David Currie rattled the bar from 20 yards in the 78th minute as Barnsley stepped up their quest for a point but the Hammers held firm . |
| 7 | Skinny old men stood around talking in groups , or counted up their change for a visit to the rum shop . |
| 8 | BASKETBALL : Arena Colchester kept up their push for a play-off spot in the Mid Essex Gravel League with a 90–43 demolition of a disappointing Bramston Bullets . |
| 9 | For investors who do not want to tie up their money for a year in an income bond , Town & Country 's ( tel : 01-353 1476 ) new Classic investment account is paying 12 per cent net of basic rate tax for sums of £25,000 and over . |
| 10 | Antrim step up their bid for a place in the Royal Liver League quarter-finals when they cross swords with Limerick at Parnell Park . |
| 11 | Women seem unable to ever quite give up their wish for a penis , and they usually begin analysis with the hope they will acquire one during it . |
| 12 | For example , some women in a financial position to stop work and start a family are loath to give up their careers for a period , knowing they may lose out in the long term . |
| 13 | Police are stepping up their hunt for a man who 's carried out a series of sexual attacks on women in the last seven months . |
| 14 | Detectives are stepping up their hunt for a rapist who attacked a woman at Nottingham 's Music Festival at the weekend . |
| 15 | But if he really wants to build up his muscles for a gold , he should try lifting his wallet . |
| 16 | But Paddy Ashdown , the Liberal Democrat leader , stepped up his calls for a coalition government . |
| 17 | He held up his arms for a kiss and she melted into a sleepy hug and kiss , during which he had the final word and spluttered dribble against her cheek . |
| 18 | As he turned the torch towards the door to the house , he gasped with horror , then screwed up his eyes for a moment , thinking of his kids , before letting his gaze rest again on the ghastly thing that dangled before him . |
| 19 | Marek eyed them up his nose for a moment , breathed in and recited two verses , his head flung back , his eyes damp . |
| 20 | He 'd give up his job for a pint ! |
| 21 | I am sure that if we could have met , all estrangement would have vanished instantly ; but , having to rely on the written word ( and that in the cramped space of air-letters which took so long to come and go ) , and missing expression of face and tone of voice , to which we were both very sensitive , we kept up our guard for a time . |
| 22 | What do you do if you 're asked to give up your promotion for a man ? |
| 23 | you ca n't go out with no socks on can you ? , what 's that ? , ee where you getting all this from ? , hang on let's get a tissue , I 'm glad its coming out though because its been up your nose for a week you 've been breathing |