Example sentences of "up [prep] [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The younger ones had simpler jobs , like delivering copies of the War Cry to corps members who had failed to show up for service on Sunday . |
| 2 | ‘ We are gearing ourselves up for promotion on and off the field . |
| 3 | The lesser charges centred on the unlicensed pistol and stolen car came up for trial on 11th May . |
| 4 | He saved one of the Signals Waafs from getting into trouble through not turning up for duty on time , simply by staying at his post until she finally did appear . |
| 5 | UP FOR AUCTION on November 13 were the contents of the Niagara Falls ( Ontario ) Aviation Memorabilia Museum . |
| 6 | His first painting goes up for auction on Friday . |
| 7 | Anyone wishing to join the Liss club and perhaps start training now for next year 's race should just turn up for training on Wednesday evenings ( 7 p.m. ) and Sunday mornings ( 9.30 a.m . ) . |
| 8 | There was some muttering among officials after the game that only nine players had turned up for training on Tuesday , but despite the defeat coach Bruce Liddle remained cheerfully optimistic . |
| 9 | However , it certainly raised the temperature when it came up for debate on 12 February last . |
| 10 | Lincoln went into receivership and was put up for sale on 4 February , 1922 . |
| 11 | Shiny new BMWs were lined up for sale on the forecourt of what I took to be a condemned block of woefully austere flats , with a dilapidated factory next door . |
| 12 | Coming up for sale on Thursday is John Constable 's Harnham Bridge Looking Towards Salisbury Cathedral , with a price tag of £1m plus eight magnificent water colours by Turner which are pitched at about £365,000 . |
| 13 | However , there were reports of difficulties , and Bagsik put the company up for sale on July 30 at US$500,000,000 . |
| 14 | The privatization of industry in the Czech Lands began on Aug. 8 when 50 of the republic 's largest businesses were put up for sale on international markets . |
| 15 | ‘ After an initial delay the MoD decided to put the property up for sale on the open market . |
| 16 | With my letter , I sent you two copies of an Agreement that had been drawn up for signature on behalf of AT&T , and asked for confirmation of your tape specification requirements . |
| 17 | On going to Hollywood , he became a writer because he wanted to produce , and a producer because he wanted to direct ; he ended up as writer/producer/director on films including ‘ To Sir with Love ’ and ‘ The Last Valley ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ If I do n't get Seawitch moved we could well end up as wreckage on those rocks . ’ |
| 19 | Three-quarters of Green Form work is made up of advice on divorce and family matters and on criminal cases . |
| 20 | The difference between operating profit and profit before tax is of course made up of interest on non-operating items . |
| 21 | In none of the examples studied is there any evidence of a longshore drift towards the west in the shape of piling up of material on the east-facing sides of the groynes . |
| 22 | There was the freeing up of trade on the Danube . |
| 23 | It is hoped to follow up with work on the teaching and assessment of scientific investigation in the National Curriculum . |
| 24 | Mickie then and there decided that if the opportunity arose he would team up with Raoul on future helicopter design . |
| 25 | If we think they are easy meat we will end up with egg on our faces . |
| 26 | But if you ca n't wait that long , Yolkfolk is n't bad — you certainly wo n't end up with egg on your face if you shell out for it ! |
| 27 | Reilly added : ‘ I 've instilled into the England players that if they take this game lightly they could end up with egg on their faces . |
| 28 | But the way they are sold means many savers end up with egg on their faces if they are forced to cash in policies before these fall due . |
| 29 | As it happens , the Brits end up with egg on the face , while the native Indians come up trumps . |
| 30 | Now if he does n't get the economy right he 's gon na end up with egg on his face and |