Example sentences of "up [prep] [noun] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some time after , Mahmud Pasa grew jealous of the closeness which had grown up between Mehmed II and Hocazade . |
| 2 | He cant be that bad cos he was called up for England last season if Im correct ? |
| 3 | ( ‘ They 're trying to fit me up for burglary this time ’ . |
| 4 | The NEA comes up for re-authorisation next spring , while the current chairman has recently rejected grant applications recommended for funding by the advisory Council on the Arts . |
| 5 | I shall go down to the coffee morning at playschool when they break up for Easter next week |
| 6 | Macho moodster Michael Rodd : was he up for Screentest II ? |
| 7 | As BR and union leaders tried to resolve the problem of finding new jobs for the teams , the men turned up for work each day at Liverpool 's Central Station and simply sat in their vans for eight hours a day . |
| 8 | Mr. Maton had worked for many years as a solicitor 's clerk , he had not turned up for work that day , the young man sent to check the reason had found Mr. Maton dead in the kitchen , the small loaf collected on his way home from work the previous evening still in its wrapping on the table . |
| 9 | In October and November the raids were taking place nearly every night , but in spite of the disturbed nights almost everyone turned up for work next day . |
| 10 | The purpose of this chapter is to open up for discussion some of the complex and ambivalent reactions which exist in us all towards old age and old people . |
| 11 | I just do n't turn up for lectures that often . |
| 12 | Due to the changes made to the Constitution at the last A.G.M. the position of Teachers ' Representative comes up for election this year . |
| 13 | There are also 1,000-plus potential votes up for grabs due to the absence of the minority parties who fought the byelection . |
| 14 | Conversely , if all institutions are up for grabs all the time , individuals in power will be tempted to milk their positions for private purposes , and those outside power will hesitate to form projects which take time to bear fruit . |
| 15 | He could be in the right place at the right time when top jobs come up for grabs next summer . |
| 16 | HEWLETT-PACKARD , DATA GENERAL , DELL ALL SIGN UP FOR NEXTSTEP 486 |
| 17 | He remembered her in the old days , singing at parties for hours and then turning up for rehearsal next day without any sign of strain or tiredness in her voice . |
| 18 | To the Manor now , where things may be looking up for Oxford United . |
| 19 | er , grass cutting in Borough Council , and I see their contract is up for renewal next year , is about the most disgusting grass cutting you could ever wish to see . |
| 20 | Anyway , Theo 's fellowship is up for renewal any day now , and he ai n't going to get it . |
| 21 | Imagine : I was a bit pissed for a start , the object of my complete love was nesting in my rear-view mirror , the corpulent groom — my best friend — who had spent three weeks pleasuring her in the Hellenic sunshine was sitting beside me with a clank of duty-free between his calves , I 'd lost my job , and the other drivers on the road were all tuning up for Formula One . |
| 22 | She 's written up for dihydrocodeine four-hourly . ’ |
| 23 | The business was put up for auction two months ago when Whitbread decided that its spirits operation , including brands such as Long John Scotch , Laphroaig malt whisky , Burrough 's mixed doubles and Beefeater gin , was too small to compete with the giants of the industry like Grand Metropolitan 's IDV , Guinness ' United Distillers and Allied-Lyons ' Hiram Walker Allied Vintners . |
| 24 | Two-thirds of AMI Healthcare was put up for auction this week after the company 's Los Angeles parent changed hands . |
| 25 | A collection of classic boats from the golden age of messing about on the river will go up for auction this weekend . |
| 26 | Durnin , the striker whose speed tortured Swindon , turned creator then setting Beauchamp up for number 5 . |
| 27 | No participants at Art Expo have signed up for NICAF this year and the organisers have weighted the event heavily towards cultural and educational activities . |
| 28 | To create your list you get what is essentially a mini database , MailList , which comes with field names set up for details such as name , address , and so on . |
| 29 | Hotel rooms will be smaller than their US equivalents , the park itself is on a smaller scale and , although plans are already being drawn up for Phase Two , incorporating a European MGM Studio theme park , the initial range of attractions wo n't rival Disney World in Florida . |
| 30 | Simpson is the second player to leave the Manor Ground since the club was put up for sale eleven weeks ago . |