Example sentences of "[noun] up for [art] few " in BNC.

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1 Sometimes the German fighters followed the bombers back to their bases , and then when they saw the flare path light up for a few brief moments to guide the homecoming aircraft down , they would open up with their guns .
2 I 'm gon na put me feet up for a few minutes , do you want now we 've nearly finished ?
3 We weighed each other up for a few moments without speaking .
4 She made to close the door on them when Mrs Phipps added , ‘ We 're gooin' from dower to dower ter get a collection up for a few flowers .
5 The Powell Duffryn Company came into its own , buying pits up for a few thousand pounds , shutting them down , throwing hundreds out of work .
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