Example sentences of "up [conj] [vb base] for the " in BNC.
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1 | Do not forget that you live alone and there may not be anyone there to pick you up or ring for the doctor if you break a leg or a hip . |
2 | After blunting two ice-screws I give up and go for the peg . |
3 | I 'd sit out in my car , all made up and wait for the stage doorkeeper to come and fetch me . ’ |
4 | But grypesh do much the same as we do : they hole up and wait for the weather to pass . ’ |
5 | Only then did he zip himself up and reach for the telephone . |