Example sentences of "[adv] [v-ing] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mm you basically saving up for a complete system ? |
| 2 | Yeah , she 's only coming up for six weeks , mm , a monster . |
| 3 | The headmaster himself had accused her of only joining up for the uniform . |
| 4 | There were more than a few ‘ One Sergeant Wilko ’ and similar chants during the evening , perhaps making up for the heat-of-the-moment bollocking he got at Anfield for taking off a very industrious Rod Wallace . |
| 5 | Leith felt sick to her stomach when Mr Ardis , either not believing that his son had just pounced unencouraged on her , or perhaps covering up for his son 's weaknesses , told her that a month 's severance pay would be sent to her , and dismissed her on the spot . |
| 6 | WITH millions already shaping up for their New Year diet , doctors have warned against some of Britain 's most popular weight-loss plans . |
| 7 | I despised the other actors for not sticking up for me , and for sniggering at the accent when I finally did it . |
| 8 | ‘ Hi , Rex , ’ said Lazlo , not opening up for one little peep . |
| 9 | Fresh greenskins were already forming up for the attack , spear-wielding infantry and archers among them , and towards the rear two huge Trolls shambled slowly through a sea of frolicking Snotlings . |
| 10 | He saved one of the Signals Waafs from getting into trouble through not turning up for duty on time , simply by staying at his post until she finally did appear . |
| 11 | I thought my form had been good enough throughout the year to warrant selection , but there is always that niggling doubt , especially as I had angered Frank Dick by not turning up for a relay practice at Loughborough where he was engaged in running the annual Summer School for athletics . |
| 12 | So it 's an ongoing process that the first medical pra or some medical practice booklets are just coming up for their second resale . |
| 13 | No , he 's not washing up for you . |
| 14 | While Carl Fogarty took the big race of the day the Superbike , young Dunlop scooped up the smaller classes by landing both 250cc races as well as the 125cc , thus making up for his disappointment of last year when he scored only one win against Phillip McCallen 's five . |
| 15 | ‘ We did n't even know it was being taped — we were just warming up for another track by playing the song . |
| 16 | The houses of Old Odborough are already lighting up for the evening , but it is not yet dark enough to see the lights farther away . |
| 17 | He said I was just covering up for the fact that I had n't the faintest idea of what was wrong . ’ |
| 18 | I 'll do extra clearing up for her . ’ |
| 19 | Getting him to hospital is something I dread you would n't believe the struggle to get people to understand how bad it is — it 's usually building up for weeks but until he 's practically killed himself or someone else , no one wants to know . |
| 20 | ‘ No more dressing up for some time . |
| 21 | He tried to say this in a way that suggested that he was always ringing up for a natter about arsenic and thallium , that there was nothing odd about his request . |
| 22 | A different future is now opening up for Father Martin Flatman following yesterday 's vote at the synod to ordain women as priests . |
| 23 | Armstrong said : ‘ Things are really looking up for us now . |
| 24 | ‘ It 's now coming up for its 12,000 mile service , and does n't feel as though it needs it at all . |
| 25 | Ford tested Options in 15,000 deals for two years before launching it nationwide , so many of those cars are now coming up for sale . |
| 26 | Glaswegian clubbers were a bit slow at first to take advantage of the late opening hours , says Stuart , but are now making up for lost time . |
| 27 | Game players every where are now queuing up for a copy of this excellent graphical game with breathtaking colours . |
| 28 | Game players every where are now queuing up for a copy of this excellent graphical game with breathtaking colours . |
| 29 | The Greeks have kept on reaching up for it , and it has kept on slipping through their fingers . |
| 30 | But these two were n't dressing up for the great outdoors . |