Example sentences of "[vb -s] [adv] 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 | There is little need for directions : a much-trodden path goes upstream for two miles to Thornton Force , there crossing open ground to Beezley Farm for the return alongside the eastern stream . |
| 17 | Oh I think so , yeah you would n't purchase the land that it stands on for that now |
| 18 | ‘ It was assigned to me by the press , a breed which in my experience cares little for such irrelevancies as accuracy . ’ |
| 19 | It cares little for social conventions , either . |
| 20 | An' she drops in for another little drop , |
| 21 | This is the exclusive preserve of the cave explorer who cares less for personal discomfort . |
| 22 | When recruiting , the Profitboss looks only for potential profit contribution , for profit-seeking attitudes and ability . |
| 23 | One such case of this node would be a readerly conception of a cynical author , perhaps , one who writes only for financial return or with disinterest or contempt for his or her readers . |
| 24 | Hill ( 1963 ) showed that for equal phase rigidities , G , the following result holds exactly for any geometry whatever where are the Voigt and Reuss estimates found earlier . |
| 25 | 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 ’ . |
| 26 | He has already become a familiar figure at St Wilfrid 's Primary School , which he regularly visits both for pastoral duties and to enjoy the company of the pupils . |
| 27 | ‘ TORSO TOMMY GEMMELL SKINS UP FOR CELTIC |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | He numbers among his close friends Patrick Hourcade of French Vogue , who looks out for fine furniture for him . |