Example sentences of "up for a [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Powell Duffryn Company came into its own , buying pits up for a few thousand pounds , shutting them down , throwing hundreds out of work . |
| 2 | A few stragglers kept it up for a few seconds , then there was nothing . |
| 3 | He came up for a few days and stayed in Mackay 's Hotel in Ardallt . |
| 4 | Do not stand up for a few moments . |
| 5 | Sometimes the German fighters followed the bombers back to their bases , and then when they saw the flare path light up for a few brief moments to guide the homecoming aircraft down , they would open up with their guns . |
| 6 | We actually split up for a few days because his mother sent a Christmas card to him and not to me . |
| 7 | In the past a Welsh dealer had brought ponies and kept them on the moors at Hartshead to fatten them up for a few weeks prior to the fair , and Mr Rawson had often helped to drive them from there to Lee Gap . |
| 8 | In Britain , those from the late Fifties and Sixties fetch about Pounds 1 , while pre-war badges can usually be picked up for a few pounds . |
| 9 | She made to close the door on them when Mrs Phipps added , ‘ We 're gooin' from dower to dower ter get a collection up for a few flowers . |
| 10 | ‘ I was hoping Kenny could put me up for a few days until I 'd sorted things out with my parents . |
| 11 | There 's no alternative , I 'm afraid , to covering up for a few days , using a higher SPF sunscreen and taking care to stay out of the sun as much as possible . |
| 12 | We 're going to put him up for a few days . |
| 13 | We weighed each other up for a few moments without speaking . |
| 14 | I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ? |
| 15 | Lesley-Jane will be fine if she just rests up for a few days . |
| 16 | He found it incredibly rewarding and had a couple of momentous experiences of such excitement that he tried to recreate the excitement instead of going back to what caused it ( the old Orgasmic-Goal orientation — see Dr Ruth , pages 12 to 461 ) , so he gave up for a few years . |
| 17 | Cover up for a few days , use a higher factor lotion , and take great care . |
| 18 | Then the funeral was held up for a few days , and we soon realised that the effect was indeed cosmetic and nothing more . |
| 19 | Well if they come round to ours this year I 'll invite them in I 'll take them to my basement and I 'll lock 'em up for a few days . |
| 20 | ‘ So you can tap her up for a few quid petrol money , eh ? |
| 21 | We 'd sure love to put you up for a few days . ’ |
| 22 | instead of just going , you should of said oh I just come up for a few days |
| 23 | I 'm gon na put me feet up for a few minutes , do you want now we 've nearly finished ? |
| 24 | The sun came up for a half an hour , but it was too cold : -46° Centigrade . |