Example sentences of "[vb base] on for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Food , of course , remains a topic of passionate concern — the focus of minor complaints and disagreements which rumble on for long periods — and outbursts of contentment which are extremely short-lived . |
| 2 | Champions hold on for exciting draw |
| 3 | It turns on to its side and as I cling on for dear life I hear a startled cry from Nathan . |
| 4 | And so , for 500 dense pages , we hang on for grim death as Hughes ' locomotive intelligence hurtles down the track he has set himself . |
| 5 | Have cockpit master switch and Pitot heat switch ON for prescribed time before checking that Pitot and static sources are in fact being heated . |
| 6 | Cast on for full needle rib with a zig-zag and two tubular rows ( Knitting Technique 2 ) then transfer the stitches marked X ( see Diagram 1 ) to the back bed . |
| 7 | Search on for aspiring magnates |
| 8 | Search on for top twin town |