Example sentences of "[verb] [adj] for another " in BNC.

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1 After their midweek win over Falkirk , St Johnstone 's future in the Premier Division looks secure for another season .
2 It was a chilly May day , with grey skies and a wind which seemed thirsty for another death .
3 Usually these ‘ cooperative ’ placements are temporary ; successful placements lead , it is hoped , to full-time employment and the identified job is then made available for another placement .
4 It should be noted that , while maiming or wounding are not justifiable for simple recaption of property , yet they may well become justifiable for another reason — self-defence .
5 There is no good evidence for the widespread and effective use of any methods of family planning outside a few élite or urban groups until the end of the eighteenth century ( Wilson 1984 , Livi-Bacci 1986 ) , and even then appliance methods do not become important for another century .
6 She does n't begin to ovulate until she has been mated and will not become fertile for another two or three days .
7 Fe feel vulnerable for another , a number of reasons Mark in terms of updated floor plans
8 He felt uncomfortable for another reason now : he suspected that , once her moral hackles were up , Miss Devenish would be implacable , despite her mild exterior .
9 She felt downhearted for another reason too .
10 At the start of the second half Portsmouth looked good for another goal …
11 At the start of the second half Portsmouth looked good for another goal …
12 ( Interesting how it has now become problematic for another reason . )
13 This situation would not necessarily hold true for another council . ’
14 But now he feels ready for another come back .
15 The bar will remain open for another twenty minutes .
16 The committee decided that the units should remain open for another year and that the director of education be instructed to find the £50,000 needed , possibly from reserves .
17 But tragically , she lost the baby and was told not to get pregnant for another year .
18 Oddly enough , at the end of the 205 hours the subjects claimed that they could go on longer , that after the fifth day things had got easier , and indeed offered to stay awake for another day if paid at the ninth day 's rate .
19 She must do it now , though she was rushing to get ready for another appointment — this time with one of the estate agents in town who had rung to tell her he had an attic to let for what sounded like a very reasonable rent .
20 Kilkenny have acquired just the right degree of confidence and resolve and unless Galway can produce the unexpected then the Leinster champions will reign supreme for another year .
21 He sat still for another half-hour or so , then got up and walked slowly out to the water 's edge .
22 The open fields remained open for another generation — until the secret ballot came in 1872 , but by then grass was growing in the streets of the town .
23 He sat quiet for another moment , and then began raging .
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