Example sentences of "[verb] up for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I had neither stumped up for a bale of fluffy bathroom towels , nor chipped in to the Qantas ticket . |
| 2 | At 6 a.m. the mortar team started to drum up for breakfast . |
| 3 | We roped up for one awkward pitch before reaching the summit , which was now cloaked in thick mist , the weather deteriorating rapidly . |
| 4 | However , Jane loved dancing and the new life that was opening up for her , but when she was offered work in 1907 at the English Theatre , Paris , she was frankly scared . |
| 5 | In addition , allowance is made for deferment of possession , postponement of the work , the appointment of a clerk of works , opening up for inspection , and tests , and there is a much wider determination clause . |
| 6 | ‘ Look at the ground opening up for Randy Sherwood , ’ said Fatty Harris . |
| 7 | However , there are many new avenues opening up for qualified staff in areas which have not traditionally been associated with nursing . |
| 8 | Highlights elsewhere include Bad Brains ( with new singer ) opening up for dc Basehead and Consolidated at the Marquee , plus a menagerie of talents such as Spectrum , The Lunachicks , Pooh Sticks , Ween , Seaweed and The Belltower doing their various weird things around town . |
| 9 | Nothing personal , Bill , but just remember that I work in this town , and for me to work here then I need doors opening up for me . |
| 10 | A new field of activity seemed to be opening up for him if only he had the courage to grasp the nettle . |
| 11 | In his final statements in the Venezuelan capital Caracas , his last stop , Bush repeated the central message of the tour , that a " new age " was opening up for the Americas . |
| 12 | ‘ I am particularly excited about the opportunities that it will provide for opening up for the first time higher educational facilities in the area . |
| 13 | ‘ Hi , Rex , ’ said Lazlo , not opening up for one little peep . |
| 14 | The purpose of RE is to help them genuinely to reflect upon religion , opening up for them the possibility of a self-chosen and real commitment , religious or otherwise , so that the individual can freely play his or her role in the wider community , whether this be the faith community or society as a whole . |
| 15 | A different future is now opening up for Father Martin Flatman following yesterday 's vote at the synod to ordain women as priests . |
| 16 | MARKETS in the Far East and Middle East are opening up for hi-tech heat-beating textile produced by Performance Fabrics . |
| 17 | Apparently he 'd rung up for the ride . |
| 18 | If you 'd like to meet up for a drink or something , do give me a call on the above number . |
| 19 | The knights met the Council at Lincoln in July 1316 , and the king 's officers drew up for them a list of ‘ divers errors ’ contained in the perambulations of 1300 . |
| 20 | ‘ Peggy ’ James , the proprietor , a heavily built man and had a wooden leg — hence his nickname — but he was remarkably speedy to provide quick service when cars drew up for petrol from his one , hand-operated pump . |
| 21 | The cars drew up for a quiet haggle , the girls got in . |
| 22 | Now he 'd lost that sense of fitting the rubrics which his kin and his province drew up for the proper conduct of a man like himself . |
| 23 | The Instruction ( Nakaz ) which Catherine personally drew up for the guidance of the deputies who made up this Commission was a conflation of ideas drawn , with little alteration , from West European writers , particularly Montesquieu and Beccaria . |
| 24 | Is not it true that some documents that the Public Accounts Committee receives are not published , such as the memorandum that the National Audit Office drew up for me on the accountability of United Nations agencies ? |
| 25 | Thatcher , Archer and Stallone lined up for BBC 's Wogan shows . |
| 26 | ‘ Piece of cake , ’ Nails agreed as they lined up for the first time on the pool edge . |
| 27 | We lined up for the final with the usual American din coming from the stands . |
| 28 | I lined up for the 100 metres at the AAA Championships and , lo and behold , everybody came out in similar outfits ! |
| 29 | Maloney said : ‘ If we have to fight Tucker we will , but I 've got Alex Stewart lined up for the first defence . ’ |
| 30 | Macho Jose lined up for the same run at Leganes yesterday — and was wounded by another horn . |