Example sentences of "be [verb] up for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Railway enthusiasts are queueing up for a nostalgic trip on a steam train . |
| 2 | Tonight was just the culmination of what 's been building up for a long time . ’ |
| 3 | Some of the finest acrobats in the world are limbering up for a show in the Big Top in Cheltenham . |
| 4 | The traditional multilateral institutions , IMF and World Bank , are gearing up for a major contribution . |
| 5 | Now the Japanese are gearing up for a third try . |
| 6 | You 're stood up for a number of offenses , the first of which is that on the twenty first of June nineteen eighty eight you , on the public road way in Accrington Road Worley used the mechanics of the vehicle when there was an excise licence in force , it 's an offence of the vehicles excise act in nineteen seventy one . |
| 7 | These Accounts are drawn up for a period of 52 weeks ended on 27th March 1993 and the comparative figures stated are in respect of a period of 52 weeks ended on 28th March 1992 . |
| 8 | You might say that this thing had been brewing up for a long time , that the threat was there ; they had n't seen it . |
| 9 | FERRARI the fast fading Grand Prix giants , are revving up for a revival … with British know-how . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's been laid up for a while with a problem in the starting mechanism , but a friend is now completing a repair job for me , and we hope to be up and running again soon , ’ explained Gordon , pictured with the vehicle 's log-book . |
| 11 | This was a house where four IRA men , surrounded by the police , had been holed up for a number of days . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Hanson is said to be gearing up for a further full-scale foray into our industrial base . |
| 14 | B : ‘ That would be wonderful but I think we will be saving up for a long time . |
| 15 | I was supposed to be saving up for a car , but I 'm still too young to take my driving test , so I bought her instead — with the first payment of the advance for this book ! |
| 16 | That Hewlett-Packard Co is thought to be lining up for a piece of Taligent ( UX No 425 ) , should come as no real surprise . |
| 17 | That Hewlett-Packard Co is thought to be lining up for a piece of Taligent , should come as no real surprise . |
| 18 | Just wait here , I 'm going up for a bath first , you can |
| 19 | You might be locked up for a long time , or you might be given a fine , which is taken out of your weekly allowance . |
| 20 | ‘ Cissie wo n't be coming up for a while , ’ she said , making her way back to the bed , ‘ do you want to wait ? |
| 21 | Last season a referee allowed himself to be wired up for a League match at The Den to record some of the things he had to put up with from players . |
| 22 | There has been reference in the Selby area for the likelihood that land initially allocated for industry will in fact be taken up for a supermarket . |
| 23 | With a soft , luxurious feel , they are wonderfully comfortable for wearing around the home , but could just as easily be dressed up for a smarter occasion . |
| 24 | Comparing notes with an airship enthusiast the other day , I learned that the Falklands campaign might bring the airship back into favour because it can be sent up for a good look at the surroundings , especially at sea . |
| 25 | Controls comprised 21 patients with ileal pouches constructed during the same period who had been followed up for a mean duration of 43 months ( range 15–119 months ) and who had had endoscopies that showed no evidence of active inflammation . |
| 26 | Of seven patients whose percutaneous cholecystolithotomy failed because of residual cystic duct stones , only two were advised to undergo cholecystectomy and the remainder have been followed up for a median of 14 months . |
| 27 | These 85 patients have been followed up for a total of 583 person-years . |
| 28 | They have the highest income-tax and VAT rates , the harshest drinking laws , the dreariest bars , the dullest restaurants and television that makes you feel as if you are warming up for a coma . |
| 29 | But Thomas has been lined up for a return in Sunday 's FA Cup third round tie at Bolton Wanderers . |
| 30 | SUSAN DEVOY , seven times champion and top seed , and Sue Wright , the English girl who ended the New Zealander 's run last year , are lined up for a revenge meeting in the quarter-finals of the Hi-Tec British Open Championships . |