Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv prt] for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Hunt goes on for two climbers after body is found |
| 2 | The main point is to raise money for Christian Aid , and although preparatory work goes on for many months , the 3 weeks during which the Church is used for sorting , and them selling , seem to bring out all the best feelings . |
| 3 | It also goes on for bloody ages . |
| 4 | Nobody wants to lose and if nobody wants to lose it means it gets fiercer and it goes on for longer and it does takes a long time to resolve , if it ever is and often to the detriment of one person to the success of another . |
| 5 | If it goes on for another 2 weeks , that is a distinct possibility . |
| 6 | There are , of course , many occupations in which similar demands of constant readiness are made , but when it goes on for twenty years or more it is inclined to upset a good domestic relationship . |
| 7 | The process goes on for several days , a few polyps occasionally expanding briefly , until finally the coral returns to its former glory . |
| 8 | The list of things to be seen goes on for several pages , and most of them have three stars . |
| 9 | It goes along for twelve months . |
| 10 | The prosecutor tells them that if they both confess they will go to jail for ten years ; if neither confesses they will get two years ; if only one confesses he ( the confessor ) will get just one year while his fellow prisoner goes down for 20 . |
| 11 | Edwina , the worldly mother-in-law who goes in for interior decoration . |
| 12 | Corinthian Geometric goes in for small vessels of very high technical quality , simply and elegantly decorated . |
| 13 | In the afternoon , one or both of us goes in for extra teaching , discussions , etc. in the afternoon , and then we eat dinner at 6 . |
| 14 | But if the Section Sergeant goes in for any necessary purpose , the Inspector comes in , he is reported and gets a severe reprimand from his superiors for idling his time in the Station . |
| 15 | He also goes in for creative self-plundering by way of rhetorical and dialectical self-parody . |
| 16 | Oh I think so , yeah you would n't purchase the land that it stands on for that now |
| 17 | An' she drops in for another little drop , |
| 18 | I will be true despite thy scythe and thee ’ ) , in Sonnet 116 the Friend seems to have receded into the background while the poet stands up for all men ; Although the poet 's love is included in the affirmation , I would agree with Ingram and Redpath in seeing the poem rather as ‘ a meditative attempt to define perfect love ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ TORSO TOMMY GEMMELL SKINS UP FOR CELTIC |
| 20 | Indeed , Bailey holds up for critical scrutiny the idea that schools can prepare young people for a world of rapid technological change by concentrating on the very technology which is subject to change ; rather , he suggests , the best basis for adaptability is a liberal education aimed at generating a wide understanding and the development of reason and autonomy . |
| 21 | A great many doctors feel that chemical sensitivity is improbable — a dubious diagnosis that probably covers up for psychosomatic illness , hyperventilation , or purely psychological symptoms . |
| 22 | He numbers among his close friends Patrick Hourcade of French Vogue , who looks out for fine furniture for him . |
| 23 | Aldergrove stands by for big take-off |
| 24 | Midfielder Ferguson , indeed , has outshone most of his more experienced rivals as he fills in for injured Bryan Robson , as the expense of England 's Neil Webb . |
| 25 | Another new face in the pack is lock Jeremy Cruiks who has come up through the ranks , while back in action are back-row duo Mark Hampton and David Croft , who fills in for injured number 8 Roger Wilson . |
| 26 | Town tunes up for top brass THE sound of music will take over at Rhyl 's seafront New Pavilion Theatre when 36 top brass bands compete in the second annual Rhyl Festival of Brass , on the weekend of June 19–20 . |
| 27 | Piper tunes up for big Benn |
| 28 | And then the next night he shows up for more . |
| 29 | The strength of the association between the mortality and morbidity was given by the slope of this line , indicating how much sickness goes up for each point increase in the death rate . |
| 30 | However , the main concern must be that pressure from the right to reduce interest rates may become irresistible , or that the markets will in the interim test credibility to the point where the pressure builds up for higher rates which would be very difficult for the new government to accept . |