Example sentences of "up their [noun] for a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Will the mothers — and the young gentlemen — and one baby — kindly take up their positions for a group picture ? ’ |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | Skinny old men stood around talking in groups , or counted up their change for a visit to the rum shop . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Antrim step up their bid for a place in the Royal Liver League quarter-finals when they cross swords with Limerick at Parnell Park . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | Detectives are stepping up their hunt for a rapist who attacked a woman at Nottingham 's Music Festival at the weekend . |