Example sentences of "[adv prt] for [adj] more " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says without it the war would have gone on for many more years . |
| 2 | At the end of the 1975 season , he threw in the towel — though Hesketh , under Horsley , was to stagger on for two more years , with indifferent results . |
| 3 | But Lillywhite said : ‘ My Banana squad and manager Keith Lambert give me confidence to hold on for two more stages . |
| 4 | Cannon , 39 , had intended to play on for one more season , but he has a back injury that may require surgery . |
| 5 | So upon this , my third post-chapel ‘ chat ’ of my first Lent term , ‘ The boy who refused to be confirmed at a Woodard School ’ was launched , and the annual , ‘ All those who have n't been confirmed , stay behind after matins ’ was to go on for four more weary years . |
| 6 | He says time may be running out — it has run out for alot … this may go on for several more years — we have n't go several more years . |
| 7 | will you sit down for two more minutes . |
| 8 | I should n't be surprised if we were in for some more snow . ’ |
| 9 | Well I 'm staying up for one more game |
| 10 | Paul Dodge , once the hard centre amongst England 's backs , is recovering from a pulled hamstring and expects to make the Orrell trip , but there are still doubts about the fitness of John Wells , the England B flanker whose hamstring problems may keep him out for two more weeks . |
| 11 | So up we 'd go and we 'd have to keep the crowd back and the object was to wait for Mary to come out for some more beer which was the pub across the road , and when she did , grab her . |
| 12 | so you 'd be paying out for some more tyres if you do n't have that checked or anything |
| 13 | Refused to go back for any more . |
| 14 | You never really sort of said well was it , was it a slipped disc or is it gone or have you got ta go back for any more tests or anything like that er and bearing in mind that he also said he was keen on sports and he played tennis and so on , you could 've had the opportunity there to say oh have your back problem , back troubles made in difference to you in that area ? |