Example sentences of "are [adv] up for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given that , at least in the first year of the new council tax , there will still be two-tier authorities in the shires , I hope that the Bill will be as tight as a drum to ensure that the tiered authorities that are not up for election do not use that freedom from the ballot box — as happened in Nottinghamshire with the poll tax — to wreck the council tax in the way that they wrecked the poll tax in its first year . |
| 2 | CUT-PRICE OFFERS ARE STILL UP FOR GRABS |
| 3 | A RARE chance to launch into the glamorous word of modelling — and the opportunity to become a beauty queen — are both up for grabs . |
| 4 | As well as cups for cut flowers and floral art , prizes are also up for grabs for best vegetables and farm produce , cakes , preserves , and handicrafts . |
| 5 | McLeod-Wright went on to win another four times — he was the most prolific winner in the history of the race — and his replica trophies and medals from 1930 , 1931 and 1932 are also up for auction , together with the Commowealth marathon gold medal he won in Hamilton in 1930 . |
| 6 | The offices of R and B. Lettings are now up for sale . |