Example sentences of "[noun sg] up for a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Stars of Hi de Hi and It Ai n't Half Hot Mum team up for a new series set below stairs , You Rang M'Lord . |
2 | Boon was their hero … he cruised to his century and set his team up for a big score … |
3 | Oddly enough , I found that I could keep the port wing up for a considerable time and , as I lost flying speed and I came nearer and nearer to the Engineering Wing area , the port wing happily stayed in the air until my speed was very low indeed and then gradually — and I did not think of this — one ( and only one ) of the prop blades gently ploughed into the rather soft earth , My port wing was still in the air , and ever so gently we made a beautiful semi-turn to port . |
4 | Jump diagonally forwards with the front leg and pick the rear foot up for a high roundhouse kick . |
5 | But a tachistoscope was a bit like an oscilloscope or a screen where you could flash a word up for a very shore period of time . |