Example sentences of "[vb base] been up for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It 's not that early — I 've been up for ages , and I 'm leaving in a few minutes .
2 Yeah , you 're gon na have one in a minute I 've been up for ages !
3 You 've been up for weeks now , have n't you ?
4 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 .
5 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 …
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