Example sentences of "[verb] up for a few " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Britain , those from the late Fifties and Sixties fetch about Pounds 1 , while pre-war badges can usually be picked up for a few pounds . |
| 2 | I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ? |
| 3 | Cover up for a few days , use a higher factor lotion , and take great care . |
| 4 | He came up for a few days and stayed in Mackay 's Hotel in Ardallt . |
| 5 | Lesley-Jane will be fine if she just rests up for a few days . |
| 6 | Do not stand up for a few moments . |
| 7 | He found it incredibly rewarding and had a couple of momentous experiences of such excitement that he tried to recreate the excitement instead of going back to what caused it ( the old Orgasmic-Goal orientation — see Dr Ruth , pages 12 to 461 ) , so he gave up for a few years . |
| 8 | We actually split up for a few days because his mother sent a Christmas card to him and not to me . |
| 9 | instead of just going , you should of said oh I just come up for a few days |
| 10 | There 's no alternative , I 'm afraid , to covering up for a few days , using a higher SPF sunscreen and taking care to stay out of the sun as much as possible . |
| 11 | Then the funeral was held up for a few days , and we soon realised that the effect was indeed cosmetic and nothing more . |