Example sentences of "[v-ing] on for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 'll go up up the path and all I could see was this cat , and it was hanging on for dear life up this big tree and there |
| 2 | McMillan was stopped in the eighth round because his left arm had been viciously dislocated from its shoulder socket — but at the time our Colin was hanging on for grim life . |
| 3 | All the happening was going on for other people miles away . |
| 4 | There has been work going on for sometime in developing user friendly programs for statistical analysis which are ‘ intelligent ’ in that they include many checks for pitfalls and errors . |
| 5 | ‘ Hard to tell what 's going on for sure . ’ |
| 6 | Is a search still going on for missing material ? |
| 7 | She was holding on for dear life , leaning into him , lifting on tiptoe so that he could gather her close , hold her tightly in his arms , while his tongue slipped into her mouth , while his hand swept up her ribs and lightly cupped her breast … |
| 8 | It was in this way that Maurice , with the two of them clinging on for dear life , put out on the tide . |
| 9 | But he must n't forget that it was a great occasion for old Willis , who must be getting on for sixty-live , ready to take the knock any day now . |
| 10 | Then she turned her attention to the tabby cat still spreadeagled on the back of the broom with its eyes screwed tightly shut and its claws gripping on for dear life . |