Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] for the rest " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was said to be a sentence he 'll carry for the rest of his life . |
| 2 | And it 's something I 'll remember for the rest of my life . |
| 3 | Oh aye , oh y y you better get used to that , cos it 'll happen for the rest of your life . |
| 4 | He says she is still the MP she was ; in 1986 she told a hard left conference that ‘ if they come for Militant in the morning , they 'll come for the rest of us in the afternoon ’ . |
| 5 | He had n't dared to dwell on her in those aging arms lest his rage should drive him to deeds he might regret for the rest of his life . |
| 6 | But he 'd try for the rest of his life to harm the boy if he could . |
| 7 | Before he did something he 'd regret for the rest of his life . |
| 8 | If only this day could last for the rest of her life . |
| 9 | The train had already left Sion when the avalanche struck and with the possibility of further minor falls it had retreated to the sanctuary of the station where the passengers were told it would remain for the rest of the night . |
| 10 | Ayrton Senna was in the lead and that 's where he would stay for the rest of the afternoon . |
| 11 | The kind of thing a man would remember for the rest of his days . |
| 12 | If he never said it again , the way he had just expressed himself to her would last for the rest of her life . |
| 13 | The television personality won £200 for the North Tees Scanner Appeal and hoping his good fortune would last for the rest of the day he put £50 on Middlesbrough to beat Manchester United at odds of 3–1 , and £150 on Robins Son , running in the 4pm race at Catterick . |
| 14 | I 'd been expecting her to put up a stiff rearguard action , protesting that holidays were one thing and everyday life another , that she had only surrendered to me in a moment of weakness which she would regret for the rest of her life , and so on and so forth . |
| 15 | He could bring back those of your possessions you will need for the rest of the voyage . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ This operation in Latvia , ’ I found myself speaking in a whisper , ‘ what is it doing that these machines will do for the rest of Russia ? ’ |
| 17 | ‘ It was a lovely moment , something I am sure they will remember for the rest of their lives , ’ said one . |
| 18 | They were mementoes of a journey which all the team will remember for the rest of their lives . |
| 19 | The renationalisation of the water industry would cost £3.8 billion — and that is to say absolutely nothing of the £28 billion programme which is currently in place and which will run for the rest of the decade . |
| 20 | What my Commander-in-Chief had to say to me is something that I will treasure for the rest of my days — and has only been shared with one other . |
| 21 | If you hope that you will live for the rest of your life in this place then do not choose a house with an awkward staircase that you may not be able to negotiate when you are old . |
| 22 | ‘ This massive geophysical effort will continue for the rest of this year and well into 1993 , and for the next four months , we will be using two seismic crews to enable us to push ahead . |
| 23 | This arrangement will continue for the rest of the Test . |
| 24 | After all , your wedding ring is something you will wear for the rest of your life . |
| 25 | I do not consider he or she a terrible mistake which I will regret for the rest of my life , and I do n't feel I have lost important years of my adolescence . |
| 26 | And , of course , as children erm , er so I think I can speak for the rest of the children around the base , the erm cigarettes , er not cigarettes , beg your pardon |
| 27 | Walking makes you slim , builds cardiovascular fitness , and can develop into a long term habit that you can use for the rest of your life . |
| 28 | Probably the most depressing words that have ever been pronounced about any slimming diet are those enthusiastic phrases from well-meaning medics on the lines of ‘ This is a diet that you can follow for the rest of your life . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Which is more than I can say for the rest of this wretched world . ’ |