Example sentences of "up for [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When you 're clearing up for lunch look out the window it 's the enclosed garden . |
| 2 | Thumbs up for Ulster exports … |
| 3 | He did , and with a most impressive gargling technique rarely heard outside a waste disposal unit , coming up for air to declare the stuff just as peculiar as could be expected , ‘ as no two bottles are ever the same ’ . |
| 4 | They stay up for hours watching the Wizard of Oz and Grease 2 again and again on their video upstairs . |
| 5 | Below : Wrapped up for winter walks along the canal , Clarissa wears a Gloverall duffel coat , £147.50 ; N+L ribbed polo-neck sweater , £47.99 ; Oasis wool-mix stirrup pants , £39.99 ; Russell & Bromley slip-on shoes , £89.50 . |
| 6 | Most of the dogs that come up for rehoming do so because of a change in domestic circumstances rather than through any temperament problems . |
| 7 | ‘ Vechey was drugged or knocked on the head , the corpse being strung up for others to find . ’ |
| 8 | Some systems have addressed this problem using a blackboard approach ( e.g. HEARSAY , [ Erman , 1975 ] ) in which a neutral working area is set up for components to store the results of their analysis . |
| 9 | Zeinab had set it up for Owen to meet her theatrical friends at their usual cafe and as she and Owen turned into the square , there they were , occupying their usual tables on the edge of the pavement . |
| 10 | The other Senate seat up for election went for the first time to the PAN , which won 17.7 per cent of the vote and secured 92 seats in the Chamber of Deputies . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | There was a knock on the door , and Miranda jumped to let in Xanthe , carrying a crinkly air-mail-paper version of The Times , and a copy of Paris-Match with a photograph of Bardot , which she held up for Miranda to see . |
| 13 | If you 've mastered the basics of riding and are a competent rider lusting after some unbridled adventure , saddle up for trail riding — a trek lasting two or three days with overnight stops . |
| 14 | Not surprisingly , the predominant trend trait is a taste for extrovert , over-the-top dressing , with glittery glam clothes going down a storm for evening , and hyper-smart executive-look suits being snapped up for daytime wear . |
| 15 | Well it 's been gone , it 's been built for a year er er er er it 's been up for ages has n't it ? |
| 16 | Both cars are supported in proper metal slings , and while a safety gear is provided under each , this is not connected up for operation owing to the small size of the model . |
| 17 | Chilean fishermen are killing thousands of some of the world 's rarest dolphins so that they can chop them up for bait to catch the southern king crab . |
| 18 | A film about an estate agency specially set up for squatters has been criticised for promoting an unacceptable activity . |
| 19 | The body may attempt to make up for sleep lost at night by naps in the day , which can sometimes disturb the body 's natural rhythm . |
| 20 | Because of the sensitive nature of the police inquiries , a direct line has been set up for women to contact Gloucestershire detectives , based in Bristol . |
| 21 | Never go to them , no I put these up for Anthony give them here , give it |
| 22 | She believes Jack was probably rounded up off the moors by a dealer who intended to sell him to be fattened up for slaughter.He has now joined hundreds of other animals at the centre who have been rescued . |
| 23 | With this last push Penguin is building her up for HarperCollins to take over , for she is on the move . |
| 24 | Gooch declared on 304 for six , 17 runs behind Lancashire 's first innings total just before tea in an attempt to make up for time lost because of Friday 's wash-out . |
| 25 | The report says percentages of women turning up for screening have also been encouraging . |
| 26 | The glitzy building — boasting an address on Bishopsgate , now one of the City 's favoured streets — was opened just three years ago but became an obvious target once the bank needed to put the family silver up for auction to improve its financial standing . |
| 27 | Harvey held it up for Pike to see . |
| 28 | they 've not , yeah , they 've not phoned her up for God knows how long . |
| 29 | The painting is one of a cycle of seven consigned by the Earl of Elgin for sale on 21 April to make up for losses incurred on the Lloyds insurance market . |
| 30 | I bet she 'll bloody wait up for Susan to ring . |