Example sentences of "up [conj] [verb] for [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do not forget that you live alone and there may not be anyone there to pick you up or ring for the doctor if you break a leg or a hip . |
| 2 | Secondly , anything suggested by the Progressive Democrats has to be automatically suspect , on the grounds that the Pee Dees are a miserable bunch of motherfuckers who , when Sam Snort grasps the reins of power , will all be rounded up and interned for an indefinite period . |
| 3 | After blunting two ice-screws I give up and go for the peg . |
| 4 | When Stuart and I heard this we got up and looked for the nearest exit . |
| 5 | Thérèse sat up and fumbled for the light-switch that dangled from a cord beside the bed . |
| 6 | erm because I 'd phoned up and asked for them , er my secretary had phoned up and asked for a meeting with her but the response was we 're not allowed to meet with you , so we said okay , cos it 's public money and things |
| 7 | I 'd sit out in my car , all made up and wait for the stage doorkeeper to come and fetch me . ’ |
| 8 | But grypesh do much the same as we do : they hole up and wait for the weather to pass . ’ |
| 9 | Leading at that stage by two strokes , the conservative thing to do was lay up and settle for a five . |
| 10 | Each year they asked all the people to do little sketches , and as my sister and I spoke French , we thought it might be quite fun to do a kind of singing and dancing cabaret act — it was quite risqué at the time — I was fourteen — and in fact we were spotted by a talent scout who wanted us to come up and audition for a show in a London night club . |
| 11 | Maybe you 'll have to wait up and pay for a cab to bring them home . |
| 12 | Only then did he zip himself up and reach for the telephone . |
| 13 | I got up and went for a walk and ended up at the Bunker . |
| 14 | ‘ Bill and I were left on stage gaping as they all got up and made for the exits . |
| 15 | Merymose stood up and made for the door . |
| 16 | Claudia stood up and made for the door . |
| 17 | I polished off the lager , put my feet up and waited for the editorial meeting . |
| 18 | Her father came up and listened for a while and then said that he thought it was all marvellous but he did n't understand a word of it . |
| 19 | Reluctantly she picked it up and listened for a moment . |
| 20 | At one o'clock Rachaela ate lunch , and at five past two , half an hour too late , she got up and left for the antiques shop . |
| 21 | Jackie stood up and reached for the bottle . |
| 22 | I scrambled up and reached for the eject button on the cassette deck . |
| 23 | The Doctor hauled himself up and reached for the tank 's hyper reverse facility . |
| 24 | He got up and reached for the phone . |
| 25 | We saw our chance , and hastily we packed up and prepared for the long trek back the way we had come , to the Youth Hostel . |
| 26 | Then suddenly she got up and made for the piano . |
| 27 | When I could make it , I got up and made for the nearest shelter . |
| 28 | Once off the airfield , Stirling gave orders for the jeeps to split up and make for the rendezvous separately , as he was sure that the following morning the sky would be full of angry German fighters out looking for them . |
| 29 | as they reached up and felt for the fruit . |
| 30 | Not daring to put on the light , she sat up and felt for the glass of water on the bedside table . |