Example sentences of "been up for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if she came and found Tina up she could pretend to herself that Tina had been up for hours , and was a normal person and a proper mother . |
| 2 | I found her bustling about with a feather duster looking as if she 'd been up for hours . |
| 3 | He had been up for hours , out on the farm , before eating . |
| 4 | She knew she had been dismissed from Algox because she had not been up for grabs . |
| 5 | Posh have been up for grabs since last year and chairman John Devaney , a property magnate and ex-Oxford director , will sell if the price is right . |
| 6 | Road pricing has been up for discussion for some time as a possible way of alleviating the high levels of traffic congestion in many city centres . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's not that early — I 've been up for ages , and I 'm leaving in a few minutes . |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | Yeah , you 're gon na have one in a minute I 've been up for ages ! |
| 10 | ‘ Och , that 's been up for days , ’ replied Tam scornfully . |
| 11 | In practical terms they call for the government to help buy and protect the Mar Lodge Estate — 77 000 acre plot of land in the Cairngorms which has been up for sale since May . |
| 12 | I do n't know I have n't been up for years . |
| 13 | The posters have been up for weeks … when the powerboat circus comes to town … the streets and squares close down … everyone makes for the river … every bridge … and every balcony becomes a grandstand … a ring side seat for the big race … |
| 14 | You 've been up for weeks now , have n't you ? |