Example sentences of "up [pos pn] [noun] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I have hung up my guns for good . ’ |
| 2 | He will chalk up my shot for another day . ’ |
| 3 | All this week is for is going on appointments I 've made last week , and for setting up my appointments for next week . |
| 4 | It 's given me five clear working days to set up my appointments for next week . |
| 5 | I think I need to build up my strength for this afternoon . ’ |
| 6 | I will have to be patient and then build up my knee for next season . |
| 7 | ‘ I saved up my overtime for that washer , ’ he said . |
| 8 | ‘ But I 'm certainly not giving up my commission for some possible Winter Sports . ’ |
| 9 | She kept up her calls for two years , while greeting Norma Todd as normal every day in the street . |
| 10 | Rachel gave a weak smile and lifted up her cup for more coffee . |
| 11 | Amy had screwed up her courage for this . |
| 12 | Mrs Goreng had something up her sleeve for this . |
| 13 | The announcement by President Clinton was made as a UN aid convoy reached 70,000 Muslims trapped in the eastern Bosnian town of Gorazde after Serb rebels held up its progress for two days . |
| 14 | Neff has been steadily building up its reputation for fine cookers and electrical appliances since the company revolutionised cooking methods with the introduction of its ‘ Circotherm ’ oven in the 1970s . |
| 15 | Towards the end of 1989 the Commission substantially stepped up its campaign for universal environmental controls within the EC , most notably with regard to drinking water standards , where it sought to advance its planned deadlines for water purity . |
| 16 | When it drew up its ideas for 1994-97 , the Clinton administration assumed the Bush programme was underfunded by $10 billion . |
| 17 | Metrologie International SA , Paris , reported yesterday that turnover for 1992 slumped 35% to the equivalent of $470m , and that turnover from continuing operations fell 23.6% in the last quarter and 15.7% in the year as a whole ; it has not yet totted up its loss for 1992 . |
| 18 | During the next few months , Network Development will be stepping up its search for possible locations , and branches will often be requested to supply local knowledge when new sites are identified . |
| 19 | So whether your students are studying for exams or brushing up their English for professional reasons , this dictionary will deliver the answers — often before the question has even been asked ! |
| 20 | Yields in general will tend to be higher for longer term investments , because lenders require to be compensated for giving up their money for long periods of time . |
| 21 | In his careful assessment of this process , Wood shows how the existing authorities kept up their Pressure for local interests — essentially for as much of the existing structure as they could maintain intact — until the last possible moment for amendments ( Wood 1976:Ch . |
| 22 | DARLINGTON will step up their search for new talent this week . |
| 23 | Today police stepped up their search for possible witnesses . |
| 24 | However if this is what the old person wants , one of the most helpful things we can do is to back up their wish for this to happen . |
| 25 | Police are stepping up their hunt for two armed raiders who 've kidnapped and threatened shop managers in a spate of robberies . |
| 26 | Lewis was a mainstream Anglican who had angered Tolkien , on his conversion , by preferring Canterbury to Rome ; but his title Mere Christianity ( 1952 ) summed up his disdain for all denominational differences , and he never accepted the charge of belonging to any one wing of the Church . |
| 27 | Whether Highland should remain as a single-tier region or be divided into smaller units is likely to be one of the most difficult decisions Mr Lang faces as he reaches an advanced stage of drawing up his plans for local government reform . |
| 28 | Its vast size probably explains why it did not sell and , as it cluttered up his hallway for some time afterwards , Minton later gave it to the Royal College student and animal illustrator John Norris Wood . |
| 29 | He has no plans to open up his hallway for public viewing . |
| 30 | He holds up his hands for quiet again . |