Example sentences of "continued [to-vb] for the [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 He continued to play for the club until the age of 65 .
2 The Labour Party , on the other hand , continued to press for the acceptance of its Parliamentary Standing Orders .
3 During 1990-91 the Commission continued to press for the introduction of its policy deregulating European air traffic routes .
4 After the initial failure to sell Austin Rover and Leyland Vehicles the government continued to negotiate for the sale of Leyland Bus , which was to have been sold to the Laird Group , the second largest UK bus manufacturer .
5 The Left-wing of the party continued to fight for the adoption of socialist policies .
6 The charity continued to pay for the schoolmaster in Saltash , who fulfilled certain conditions , the sum of £6. 17s. 2d. per annum up until 1875 , when the school , run by a Mr. Williams , closed down .
7 But though he continued to broadcast for the Nazis throughout the war , he was never to match the growth in fame of the new arrival at Charlottenburg .
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