Example sentences of "up for [art] [adj] [noun] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Its excellent PR and the enthusiasm of the press might simply have set it up for a great fall if the use of its powers had proved to be weak or ineffective . |
| 2 | I have to confess that I saved up for a portable television before I saved up for a washing machine , but then my priorities may have been different if I had not had a laundrette opposite the front door . |
| 3 | We actually split up for a few days because his mother sent a Christmas card to him and not to me . |
| 4 | ‘ I was hoping Kenny could put me up for a few days until I 'd sorted things out with my parents . |
| 5 | Late in March Mahmoud showed up for the first time since the Yanks had moved out . |
| 6 | In some parts of the south-east , groundwater levels are lower than at any time since records began 200 years ago , with some boreholes in the Chiltern Hills drying up for the first time since they were sunk last century . |
| 7 | Accurate pictures could now be built up for the first time as to how tigers spent their day , how often they killed , their associations with other tigers and how the young animals found and established their own home ranges . |
| 8 | By the way they 're also made up for the following week as well in case , if it 's Tuesday night , oh , let me just look at next week , what have I got ? |
| 9 | ‘ Your concern does you credit , and I 'll see to it you have a few things wrapped up for the poor woman when you go to see her . ’ |