Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] on for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even now , there are those churlish souls who mourn the fact that Lovesexy is not a There 's a Riot Goin' On for the eighties . |
| 2 | Then anti-climax , as they watched its tail-lights in the pitchy dark , lights that seemed to throb and waver in their seared sight before they blazed redly when the brakes went on for the corner by the sailing club slipway . |
| 3 | Many married women whose husbands sign on for the family find themselves forced to seek work in the black economy in order to make ends meet ; this is often seen as less risky than the possibility of their husbands being caught . |
| 4 | ‘ Adam Reed came on for the last half hour and did well for a 16-year-old . ’ |
| 5 | Sterland came on for the last half-hour of this week 's 3-0 reserve team win over Manchester City at Maine Road , and yesterday declared : ‘ It went brilliantly . |
| 6 | St Albans held on for the rest of the match to win 2–1 and take the ladies ' title for the second time and make up for four previous final defeats by Mutineers . |
| 7 | I therefore walked on air as I went to Westminster Evening Institute to sign on for the next Sociology year . |
| 8 | Memphis signed on for the subsequent tour and expanded the exhibition , featuring the Rameses Colossus in the 1987 showing in the Memphis Cook Convention Center . |
| 9 | Mr Patten stays on for the time being as party chairman while he and Mr Major consider what should happen . |
| 10 | Yes you 're actually e sitting outside the original house , as it was built cos we had a room put on for the the back here originally . |
| 11 | It seemed that the Bangor girl had timed her late surge to perfection , but Martin held on for the closest of wins . |
| 12 | PLENTY of barmy things going on for the next few days , as the Festival of Comedy gets underway . |
| 13 | There seemed only one answer , for India had seldom boasted fast bowlers of sufficient quality to operate much beyond the first half-dozen shine-removing overs before the spinners came on for the rest of the innings . |
| 14 | As the military mutiny dragged on for the sixth day , President Corazon Aquino asked Filipinos to ‘ join hands and consolidate our resources to rebuild what we have destroyed ’ . |
| 15 | As the military mutiny dragged on for the sixth day , President Corazon Aquino asked Filipinos to ‘ join hands and consolidate our resources to rebuild what we have destroyed ’ . |
| 16 | Usually , a band or artist will have only a short working life in which to earn sufficient money to live on for the rest of their lives . |
| 17 | As the hunt goes on for the missing millions of the family 's crashed empire , Pandora , 32 , beamed as she declared : ‘ People will probably wonder how on earth Kevin managed it with all he 's got on his mind . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Do you know , before this I went out and bought Tesco 's own-brand baked beans to live on for the next month , ’ she remarked , rather unconvincingly . |
| 19 | There was one in this show when Charity Barnum 's understudy went on for the first time . |
| 20 | Somerset openers Andy Hayhurst and Mark Lathwell began promisingly against the pacemen but Carrick came on for the last over before lunch and had Lathwell caught at slip off a cunningly flighted ball which turned . |
| 21 | Er , we have approximately sixty boys signed on for the three teams , all of whom come from the Ottery area . |