Example sentences of "up [adv] for a " in BNC.

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1 Among the more satisfied will be Aston Villa whose one one draw with currently Spain 's hottest club er certainly sets them up nicely for a place in the third round of the UEFA Cup .
2 Grown up enough for a proper kiss , I wonder ? ’
3 TWO youngsters cuddled up yesterday for a special ‘ thank you ’ to the man who gave them life .
4 The Germans , who are so widely attacked for not coughing up more for a war on which they were n't consulted , are the only Western country making real sacrifices , not only to integrate East Germany , which is costing them 150 billion Dm this year , but also to help Poland , Czechoslovakia , Hungary and even the Soviet Union .
5 Rory , having ducked out of meeting Rosie the night before , had said they 'd pick her up later for a meal , but his talk was all of Jessica .
6 They looked up incuriously for a moment , then went back to their talk .
7 She came up here for a night to see Mummy , to sort out some details about the wedding . ’
8 Why do n't you come up here for a week or two and I 'll show you how to knit a string bag to put hubby in then you can hang him up with the onions .
9 Early this year I secluded myself up here for a life of quiet , concentrated study and meditation , rediscovering myself in the vastness and solitude of the mountains .
10 At one point , George Duke said to me , ‘ Why do n't you stay up here for a minute — I want you to play . ’
11 Your old man here has brought me all the way up here for a complete and utter waste of time
12 ‘ Look , did you call me up here for a particular reason ?
13 Er these gentlemen have a presentation to make and I wonder if Ron would come up here for a moment , please .
14 It means so much to the supporters in the Oxford area , it means so much to the club , I think you 've really got to be up here for a long time to realise just how much it does mean to everybody in this area .
15 Jackie phoned me up to say , she phoned me up today for a chat , we were chatting away and she said erm , I heard Brenda , Brenda , so I knew it was girl , and er , I was saying she walked straight into the kitchen and I was sort of still on the phone , I was saying yeah , yeah , ok and erm , I said I 'm going out shopping and I 'm taking the dog with me , I said ok fair enough , she said well you 'll probably be gone when I get back , I said oh might be but she said but I do n't know and erm you know and I just put the phone down cos she wanted to see the pictures , my little girl asked put all the pictures up for him and er were looking at all the pictures and I 'd forgotten about Jack on the phone you know , so she s all of a sudden I got back she said oh your phone call she said who you talking too ?
16 I 'd like you to put up there for a few days , and try to scrape acquaintance with her .
17 Otherwise we could search up there for a year and we would n't find her .
18 Daylight suddenly burst upon them , sunlight , and up there for a moment blue sky and white clouds and a tall whitish building .
19 Erm ironically I was one of those that went from Essex to Manchester and I did live up there for a couple of years but er decided to come back .
20 Polly said she 'll have to have her up there , have to have her up there for a while she 's very low
21 Cos it said like like holiday maker so they get up there for a rest !
22 So , I 'm fed up I want to go to Malita And then we get , they 'll call in and say you have n't come up there for a week !
23 You can stay up late for a few nights to finish that urgent report without getting irritable or asking too much of the people you live with .
24 Straightening up again for a brief rest , he worked out a method of getting through the opening .
25 Although desperately tired both had pushed any thoughts of sleep from their minds , though after checking in at the hotel , the Vendome … chosen for its proximity to the station … , they had each taken a long , refreshing shower before meeting up again for a late breakfast in the dining room .
26 Even before Hello , Dolly ! went into production , Richard Zanuck had agreed with Gene Kelly and producer Frank McCarthy , who together had made A Guide for the Married Man , to team them up again for a screen version of the fantasy Tom Swift and His Wizard Airship .
27 The Bootle Times wanted us to put them up again for a photograph , and they were left until the next day because it was raining . ’
28 Cotterell looked up blankly for a moment , and then Carson and his wallet slid into a niche in the young man 's mind and he smiled .
29 Profiting from Strachan 's quick throw-in , the big French international striker turned a Chelsea defender inside-out and then juggled the ball up cleverly for a rising shot into the roof of the net .
30 Wriggle your toes , then alternately curl them up tight for a count of five and stretch them out to another five count .
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