Example sentences of "was [v-ing] up for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the time , Belinda had merely thought she was resting up for the party . |
| 2 | In his final statements in the Venezuelan capital Caracas , his last stop , Bush repeated the central message of the tour , that a " new age " was opening up for the Americas . |
| 3 | Thinking how quiet she 'd gone when he said he was coming up for the funeral and how she 'd seemed to withdraw into herself . |
| 4 | When they arrived back at the Incident Room the little printer was locking up for the night . |
| 5 | I followed him out of the City until I was convinced he was packing up for the day . |