Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] for more " in BNC.
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| 1 | This has always been strongest in the southern States , with their history of slavery and the implicit belief , well-established in the local culture , in black inferiority — a belief capitalized on for more than a century after the Civil War by the Democrats ( see below ) . |
| 2 | They always came in for more than a little if they had offended him in the past . |
| 3 | But Karen lapped it up and came back for more . |
| 4 | When she was hit over the head with a brick and put off work for four months , she came back for more . |
| 5 | The teaching team , many of whom had not been involved in community interpreting before , rose to the challenge and fought , argued and demanded and came back for more . |
| 6 | They had had many rows like this , and it was a measure of how far their relationship had come that Edward , while sometimes scorched by the depth of Erica 's cynicism , fought his corner without descending into rage and came back for more . |
| 7 | A routine was established which went on for more than a year . |
| 8 | The cry went up for more pix . |
| 9 | Eventually he limped into the channel , recovered his breath , and went back for more . |
| 10 | Burton describes being ‘ between the two men I most feared ’ but nevertheless , and with all that was hanging on the part , he went back for more . |
| 11 | ‘ I can manage , ’ he said brusquely , threw them down , and went back for more . |
| 12 | I looked round for more as the first two flamed near the centre of the Grounds , finally collapsing into the grass , stiff-limbed but twitching , crackling to the breeze . |
| 13 | I was feeling kind of seasick , the crowd cried out for more ’ , sung Gary Brooker of Procul Harum in ‘ A Whiter Shade of Pale ’ , on Deram , that June . |
| 14 | Maybe when he really got roughed up or stayed out for more than just a few days , Manuel would think about talking things over with the vet , but for now , well , ‘ what 's the hurry , man ? ! ’ |
| 15 | Some struggled against her , but few held out for more than a moment or two . |