Example sentences of "[modal v] [vb infin] up for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thinks she 'll come up for a break . |
| 2 | That light rain will soon clear away tomorrow morning and it 'll brighten up for a time . |
| 3 | Michael Howard , the employment secretary , was left to make the best of this glum news by telling the TECs ' directors — 1,200 of them , by December 1990 — that they could make up for a shortfall in cash from the Treasury by raising money from the private sector . |
| 4 | ‘ I do n't mind waiting , ’ she told him politely and pleasantly , though she could n't resist adding , ‘ Rosemary and I are friends ; I have n't seen her for ages , so I thought I 'd ring up for a chat . ’ |
| 5 | You could sign up for a series of courses , which you could take at your own pace . |
| 6 | Anthony left instructions that you could get up for a couple of hours if you felt up to it . |
| 7 | On employment , the Labour party would sign up for a massive extension of Community competence and majority voting in the name of the social charter . |
| 8 | All sorts would turn up for a little chat . ’ |
| 9 | AT LONG last we have a newspaper that will speak up for a referendum on Maastricht . |
| 10 | In due course ( usually about the end of January ) such Bills will come up for a second reading , i.e. they will appear again on the order paper for consideration during private business , the first item on the Houses ' agenda after prayers , usually 2.35 to 2.40 or 2.45 p.m . |
| 11 | If you 're not doing it like that and you 're in a conversation or atmosphere in the room , when I find it , this little gadget is wonderful , this will pick up for a long way , this will pick up the dogs next door , if there was no other noise in this room . |