Example sentences of "[vb past] on for the [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 He came on for the injured Mumby and headed in a perfect Measham cross to score his first goal for the club .
2 The 29-year-old Scot , a £225,000 summer capture from Millwall , has struggled to find his form on Wearside but all that changed when he came on for the injured Don Goodman after just 12 minutes of Saturday 's game against Barnsley .
3 Sterland came on for the last half-hour of this week 's 3-0 reserve team win over Manchester City at Maine Road , and yesterday declared : ‘ It went brilliantly .
4 Memphis signed on for the subsequent tour and expanded the exhibition , featuring the Rameses Colossus in the 1987 showing in the Memphis Cook Convention Center .
5 They talked on for the best part of an hour , ending in agreement that there was no solution to this problem , short of the mass emigration of millions .
6 There was one in this show when Charity Barnum 's understudy went on for the first time .
7 One , an innings of 499 : the other , a knock which went on for the little matter of 970 minutes .
8 As the military mutiny dragged on for the sixth day , President Corazon Aquino asked Filipinos to ‘ join hands and consolidate our resources to rebuild what we have destroyed ’ .
9 As the military mutiny dragged on for the sixth day , President Corazon Aquino asked Filipinos to ‘ join hands and consolidate our resources to rebuild what we have destroyed ’ .
10 In the end , they held on for the vital points , having gained five in their last three games to ensure safety .
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