Example sentences of "[adv] [be] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | She knew she had been dismissed from Algox because she had not been up for grabs . |
| 2 | It 's 0700 on the 30 June and my body has already been up for an hour and run four miles . |
| 3 | THE game could soon be up for some of the Beeb 's quiz shows . |
| 4 | So , surely there could be no objection to someone taking a look at a place that would soon be up for sale anyway ? |
| 5 | Regional and runners-up prizes will also be up for grabs . |
| 6 | • It seems that Danielle Dax 's ‘ Pop Eyes ’ , once a contender in the NME indie charts , could also be up for re-release through WSD . |
| 7 | Rather than looking abroad , smart European bankers will already have realised that with banks like Chase Manhattan and Security Pacific pulling back from Europe , some of the best corporate business will now be up for grabs in their own backyards . |
| 8 | ‘ I have n't been up for a while , ’ her father said , implying a total absence of mind , and some of body , too . |
| 9 | I do n't know I have n't been up for years . |