Example sentences of "[verb] up for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We roped up for one awkward pitch before reaching the summit , which was now cloaked in thick mist , the weather deteriorating rapidly . |
| 2 | MARKETS in the Far East and Middle East are opening up for hi-tech heat-beating textile produced by Performance Fabrics . |
| 3 | However , there are many new avenues opening up for qualified staff in areas which have not traditionally been associated with nursing . |
| 4 | These rabbits were probably fattened up for some special occasion . |
| 5 | Today , more than 100 million Europeans are gearing up for this winter 's invasion of the ski-slopes . |
| 6 | CYCLING organisations in Wales are gearing up for National Bike Week , which begins on Saturday . |
| 7 | RUUD Gullit is gearing up for next week 's European Cup final with Marseille with many Milan fans believing it will one of his last games for the Italian giants . |
| 8 | At least 33 shows have been cancelled and the music hall will be boarded up for good within three months , Palladium officials said . |
| 9 | I will be true despite thy scythe and thee ’ ) , in Sonnet 116 the Friend seems to have receded into the background while the poet stands up for all men ; Although the poet 's love is included in the affirmation , I would agree with Ingram and Redpath in seeing the poem rather as ‘ a meditative attempt to define perfect love ’ . |
| 10 | He may have been pleased to get the job — but he was only shot into the spot in order to stand up for good , Christian , family values and to restore party morale in Cecil 's wake . |
| 11 | ‘ If the church is n't going to stand up for good values , who is ? ’ |
| 12 | We , as professionals , need to stand up for that in which we believe . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's hard to stand up for that length of time , ’ said Couples , who had two double-bogeys in his 71 . |
| 14 | Reading right-wing papers also made people more inclined to believe the Conservative Party had convincing policies and was likely to keep its promises , that Kinnock was neither decisive , nor trustworthy , nor a good leader of a team , and especially that he could not be relied upon to stand up for British interests against the USSR . |
| 15 | You will need a detective , be it a police officer or some individual caught up for good reason in the investigation , who is capable of seeing deeply into people 's characters , of putting himself like Simenon 's Maigret into , not so much other people 's hoes , as into other people 's minds and souls . |
| 16 | Added up for each of our 800,000 sows , this would take the British herd to the moon and back 30 times . |
| 17 | It was then seen to pitch up for several seconds and then pitch down with increasing engine noise . |
| 18 | The adviser can only hope that if the client was put at her ease while at the bureau then she may come back for further help when that issue could be picked up for suitable referral . |
| 19 | Lincoln , in turn , came across the mystery in de Sede 's book Le Tresor Maudit ( The Cursed Treasure ) , which he had picked up for some light holiday reading . |
| 20 | he 's waiting to come up for another load . |
| 21 | ULSTER spacers have been shy about signing up for inter-galactic travel . |
| 22 | BEFORE SIGNING UP FOR ANY OF THE PRESENT CELLNET OR VODAFONE networks , would-be subscribers should consider what 's in the cellphone pipeline . |
| 23 | ‘ TORSO TOMMY GEMMELL SKINS UP FOR CELTIC |
| 24 | The week begun with Dalglish dominating Merseyside once again in the build up for this special occasion . |
| 25 | GIRDING up for six hours with the Mahabharata is a long training . |
| 26 | Also , £192,000-worth of preference dividends have also been rolled up for future payment . |
| 27 | Two hundred riders will line up for this marathon . |
| 28 | However , since we are keyed up for decisive physical action this is still the best way of working it off . |
| 29 | Again , warm up for 20 to 25 minutes , do your repeats and warm down for 20 to 25 minutes . |
| 30 | Indeed , Bailey holds up for critical scrutiny the idea that schools can prepare young people for a world of rapid technological change by concentrating on the very technology which is subject to change ; rather , he suggests , the best basis for adaptability is a liberal education aimed at generating a wide understanding and the development of reason and autonomy . |