Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] [verb] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cars have been popular in the movies since Mack Sennett was wrecking them around 1914 in such shorts as Lizzies of the Field — not funny to some members of early audiences , who were trying to save up for a Ford Model T or ‘ tin Lizzy ’ . |
| 2 | Ron finally became angry and wrote me a letter asking when I was going to turn up for training . |
| 3 | I have a four foot tank which I was going to set up for Malawis , however , with the above in mind , what would you consider the best course of action : |
| 4 | It was n't just here and now , he was part of the past and he was going to sign up for the WEA history and archaeology classes . |
| 5 | The government announced on Aug. 20 that it was planning to open up for exploration by foreign oil companies areas that had hitherto been reserved for Indian state-owned companies . |