Example sentences of "continue [verb] for a " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Many people with this disease are able to continue to work for a very long time and there is no evidence to suggest that her condition and the error are necessarily linked . ’ |
| 2 | Disappointment with the 1974 proposals led to the formation of the Disability Alliance , a consortium of groups concerned with the disabled , to continue to fight for a better deal . |
| 3 | The struggle between the NGC and the PLO leadership was one of several important developments which persuaded the people in the West Bank and Gaza that neither the Arab states nor the PLO were capable of liberating them militarily or diplomatically and that it was pointless to continue to hope for a solution from the outside . |
| 4 | Gradually drizzle in the lemon juice and continue blending for a further 2min . |
| 5 | Add the meatballs to the pan and continue to simmer for a further 10 mins , or until they are cooked through . |
| 6 | But even physical and administrative attacks have not prevented her and her colleagues from continuing to campaign for a better world . |
| 7 | Add the courgettes and continue to boil for a further 10 minutes . |
| 8 | Those opposed to the hunt have pledged to continue campaigning for a ban and have accused the central committee of fudging the issue . |
| 9 | Several transplants have been tried before , but this is the first time they have continued to function for a long period , according to the researchers at the University of Alberta , in Edmonton . |
| 10 | Casa Alianza has continued to press for a retrial . |
| 11 | The Committee has continued to press for a sensible Charter for the Courts as an adjunct to the Citizen 's Charter and meetings have been held with officials in the Home Office and the Lord Chancellor 's Department . |
| 12 | Such families have been well placed to secure the best contacts and the best education , and rising young stars have often married into them , so social prestige and heredity have continued to count for a considerable amount . |
| 13 | Riverside conditions such as that , must have continued to exist for a very long time , for when the Romans arrived and established — about A.D.47 — a settlement astride the River Fleet where it ran into the north bank of the River Thames , the River Fleet was about two hundred yards wide at that junction . |
| 14 | While she still had light she would continue to search for a way out ; she would — |
| 15 | This core of lava may continue to flow for a long while , but when the supply of fresh lava slows down at source , there will not be enough coming through to fill the whole volume of the core , so an empty space will be left , and this will form a long tube or tunnel running along the centre of the flow , sometimes for many kilometres . |
| 16 | Tesfaye Gebre Kidan continued to appeal for a ceasefire and to impress on foreign ambassadors his willingness to negotiate with the rebels . |
| 17 | As in 1949 at Lausanne , so the probability is that many refugees would oppose any surrender of their claim and would continue to struggle for a solution which goes a substantial way towards meeting both their physical needs and their sense of grievance . |
| 18 | The Emperor deplored the bellicosity of language and continued to work for a peaceful settlement , using the King of the Belgians as an intermediary , at the same time maintaining close contact with the Spanish Ambassador in Paris . |
| 19 | But Ned Corvan , it seems , continued to work for a solidly working-class audience and address working-class concerns . |
| 20 | We continued climbing for a short while and were soon at the highest point of our walk . |
| 21 | They will continue to work for a stronger , more effective United Nations . |
| 22 | These are : How do we continue to aim for a principle of equity in distributing limited resources across populations ? |
| 23 | They will be secure enough about their own capabilities and limitations to take the lead in talking in ways which the old lags will continue to denigrate for a while as ‘ weak ’ or ‘ idealistic ’ . |
| 24 | He and the housekeeper continued to converse for a few minutes and finally he said , ‘ Very well , Mrs Pettifer , sherry at six . ’ |
| 25 | At many cultural levels the old Petersburg continued to prevail for a while over Moscow in many informal , non-governmental ways , as will be noted in a later chapter . |
| 26 | The discount houses agreed to abandon their collectively agreed price for the weekly Treasury bill issue , but they would continue to apply for a quantity of bills sufficient to cover the tender . |
| 27 | He also stressed his belief that ‘ people should have the right to express their views through the ballot box , and he would continue to look for a way to give people the chance to exercise their democratic rights , ’ the department 's spokesman said . |
| 28 | We will continue to lobby for a ban on holiday cottages " . |
| 29 | Afterwards , Nathan Shamuyarira , the Foreign Minister and ZANU 's information and publicity secretary , and one of Mugabe 's strongest supporters , said that ZANU would continue to press for a formal one-party system , but by means of " intensive political mobilization " of the population rather than by legislation . |
| 30 | The business sector was disappointed that the cut in interest rates was not larger , however , and they continued to press for a devaluation . |