Example sentences of "[was/were] [v-ing] up for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Long before the century closed , pressures were building up for constitutional change and for more profound changes in the social and economic system itself . |
| 2 | And winger Franz Carr ruined two promising build-ups with poor crosses when Deane and Hodges were lining up for clear strikes at goal . |
| 3 | After a century or so of political apathy , Hong Kong 's young people were making up for lost time . |
| 4 | The nun realised that now the child had no one to protect her , some of the other children were making up for lost time . |
| 5 | He was staying up for four or five days at a time and then crashing for four or five days . |
| 6 | The Imperial 's chef , at last let loose in his own kitchen , was making up for lost honour . |