Example sentences of "[verb] up for a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I had neither stumped up for a bale of fluffy bathroom towels , nor chipped in to the Qantas ticket . |
| 2 | If you 'd like to meet up for a drink or something , do give me a call on the above number . |
| 3 | In LONDON dealers were gearing up for a rush of prospective buyers . |
| 4 | THE NORTH-EAST is gearing up for a bumper celebration of European arts and entertainment . |
| 5 | BARCLAYS , the biggest plastic card issuer , is gearing up for a blitz on card fraud in the run-up to Christmas . |
| 6 | Did you want to stand up for a minute ? |
| 7 | Tomorrow night we 're back with the display team , this time in the city of San Diego where huge and hungry crowds built up for a game of American football . |
| 8 | The afternoon audience steadily declined , built up for an hour or so in the late afternoon and then surrendered to TV , except for another late-night blip . |
| 9 | She led the way into the communal hall which she personally had taken upon herself to brighten up with a vase of dried flowers and a couple of good , but ancient , rugs which she had picked up for a song at an auction sale . |
| 10 | After Arnold died , Nancy , feeling more strongly than ever what she had always known , that he was the only man she had loved , came to live permanently in the house where he had always seemed happiest , a piece of property he had picked up for a song in the sixties from Barone Dulcibene 's father-in-law , old Count Umberto Baderini . |
| 11 | ‘ I thought you might be otherwise involved — signing up for a television series , perhaps . ’ |
| 12 | Check your existing lender 's redemption charge before signing up for a replacement loan . |
| 13 | It said it one of the guitar magazines I use my all the time before , before winding up for a gig , and all this sees for wrecking one of the guitars ! |
| 14 | Fred was now fully wound up for an argument . |
| 15 | ‘ And to keep that feeling together I will try and make arrangements that we can all team up for a leisure day . ’ |
| 16 | Two friends from the paras — one an ex-member of the Irish Rangers , the other a deserter from the French Foreign Legion — were saving up for a trip to South Africa where they intended to join the South African Army . |
| 17 | I was supposed to be saving up for a car , but I 'm still too young to take my driving test , so I bought her instead — with the first payment of the advance for this book ! |
| 18 | Lucien , however , liked the comparative privacy of the court and , once he 'd become familiar with the routines of the household and felt confident enough to venture around alone , went there often to limber up for an hour before his own breakfast . |
| 19 | The Dormouse woke up for a minute and then went to sleep again . |
| 20 | The town 's magistrates were told that tension had built up for a year after a decision to dissolve the partnership . |
| 21 | I think she should have played a Tour Event before an exhibition event , but then again it would n't be the first time she has n't turned up for a Tour Event would it ? |
| 22 | Dressing up for a walk in the forest to find eggs |
| 23 | But give him his due , he does not give up for a scratch or two , and not even a dagger could hold him off for ever . ’ |
| 24 | That 's why it is so important that we do n't give up for an instant . |
| 25 | From time to time , taking one to lunch or meeting up for a drink gives you a chance to talk shop and learn about the other 's work and publications . |
| 26 | We acclimatise with shorter trips for the first few days , then split for free sailing , meeting up for a couple of days to brief for another long session of free sailing . |
| 27 | AT LONG last we have a newspaper that will speak up for a referendum on Maastricht . |
| 28 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |
| 29 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |
| 30 | Hold up for a count of 10 . |