Example sentences of "and [adv prt] for [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm not sure about that but I am sure that the relative strength of a South African side is the subject of heated debate all over the rugby world and , depending on who you speak to , the ‘ Boks are either the true World Champions or a collection of dinosaurs , hopelessly out of touch with the modern game and in for a rude awakening . |
| 2 | A separate report indicated that Iran may have been working on the development of such a weapon on and off for a good decade . |
| 3 | The lights flickered on and off for the last dance . |
| 4 | He 'd had them on and off for the past couple of weeks . |
| 5 | I was worried sick when I saw it , and I 've been ringing your number on and off for the past hour . |
| 6 | They made it to the end of the road in Bombay where all the cars had to be steam cleaned inside and out for the last leg of the journey . |
| 7 | The insects are out and about for the same reason as us , moving at night to beat the midday heat at the very centre of the Grand Canyon . |