Example sentences of "[verb] up for [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | RUUD Gullit is gearing up for next week 's European Cup final with Marseille with many Milan fans believing it will one of his last games for the Italian giants . |
2 | Several racecourses would like to stage more Sunday meetings but so far no fixtures ( apart from a point-to-point ) have been drawn up for next year . |
3 | This win made up for last year 's defeat by Rob Orme when things just did n't go right for Dunlop . |
4 | But Sunday 's win should erase those ghosts , as well as make up for last year 's defeat to France in the final in Lyon . |
5 | But he 's okay now and revving up for next week 's World Cup group three game against Latvia at Windsor Park . |
6 | Former Lord Mayor Tommy Patton slammed Sinn Fein councillors for having the ‘ audacity ’ to turn up for last night 's council meeting two days after the atrocity . |
7 | ‘ So few people dress up for first nights these days … ’ |
8 | Making up for last , I reckon . |
9 | Dettori , who will be warming up for next season in Hong Kong , did not rest on his laurels , steering odds-on Shintillo to a sauntering success in the Something For The Boys Maiden . |
10 | The way he was fired up for last season 's FA Cup semi-final against Portsmouth , despite knowing he was to have major heart surgery the next day showed his commitment . |
11 | NIGERIAN prince Andrew Harriman warmed up for next week 's Pilkington Cup rugby final repeat against Bath with a regal hat-trick of tries for Harlequins in a 64-6 win at Plymouth . |
12 | England spinner Peter Such warmed up for next week 's second Test with an impressive spell as Essex put pressure on Lancashire at Old Trafford . |
13 | The frost put paid to Mowden Park 's home game , while Newcastle Gosforth warmed up for next weekend 's Pilkington Cup fourth round tie at Manchester with a 27–9 win over Nottingham . |