Example sentences of "[verb] [adv prt] for [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er , her father lived on for another six years . |
| 2 | Emma Cons lived on for another twelve years , continuing to work at her housing projects : but a new chapter had opened in the history of what was to become the Old Vic , as Lilian Baylis began to programme it for early films and then light opera and later Shakespeare . |
| 3 | If it goes on for another 2 weeks , that is a distinct possibility . |
| 4 | So upon this , my third post-chapel ‘ chat ’ of my first Lent term , ‘ The boy who refused to be confirmed at a Woodard School ’ was launched , and the annual , ‘ All those who have n't been confirmed , stay behind after matins ’ was to go on for four more weary years . |
| 5 | The slump is likely to go on for another two years . |
| 6 | He cleaned up his act , quit taking uppers and downers with the help of his wife and the Betty Ford Clinic , and now looks set to go on for another 40 years . |
| 7 | He 's got to go on for another ten lines , piling on more and more out of the way references to classical paradises so that he can give it all away for God . |
| 8 | In that way , we would increase national expenditure on training and the Secretary of State would not have to go in for these dictatorial measures . |
| 9 | Was there ever a time when you had to go in for more drastic measures ? |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | It 's not actually automatic because you can stay in for those extra up up to five years if you so choose . |
| 12 | At the time of Leathart 's survey , Taylor 's Level had been carried on for some 210 fathoms , and was then about 35 fathoms short of being below the deepening sump in the floor of Fleming 's . |
| 13 | An' she drops in for another little drop , |
| 14 | ‘ Unless your estimable uncle had expensive amusements , Master Hussey , you must surely have come in for this very money along with the rest . ’ |
| 15 | The term New Historicism has come in for considerable hostile criticism both from those who claim that there is nothing particularly new about it and among those who admire new historical methods but feel the term incorrectly suggests a unified theoretical field and subsequent critical practice within a body of critical writing in which much contending diversity exists . |
| 16 | They 've just come in for ninety three . |
| 17 | Bernstein 's work has come in for some strong criticism recently . |
| 18 | By chance , one of the world 's top fashion talent-spotters happened to be booking in for that same flight . |
| 19 | The third came soon after when flanker Chris Clapcott crashed over for another converted try . |
| 20 | We roped up for one awkward pitch before reaching the summit , which was now cloaked in thick mist , the weather deteriorating rapidly . |
| 21 | MARKETS in the Far East and Middle East are opening up for hi-tech heat-beating textile produced by Performance Fabrics . |
| 22 | These rabbits were probably fattened up for some special occasion . |
| 23 | Lincoln , in turn , came across the mystery in de Sede 's book Le Tresor Maudit ( The Cursed Treasure ) , which he had picked up for some light holiday reading . |
| 24 | The week begun with Dalglish dominating Merseyside once again in the build up for this special occasion . |
| 25 | However , since we are keyed up for decisive physical action this is still the best way of working it off . |
| 26 | Mat. 's door , in my own mind I had been slung out for encouraging unseemly behaviour from a male patient and was miserably working on the choice of my next career . |
| 27 | If footswitching could be sorted out for these then the covers and pub band scene could well be awash with Marshall S80s . |
| 28 | So up we 'd go and we 'd have to keep the crowd back and the object was to wait for Mary to come out for some more beer which was the pub across the road , and when she did , grab her . |
| 29 | ‘ Ghosts ’ at least demonstrates that the music does n't have to have the speed of a cocaine-snorting cheetah to create the energy and is worth checking out for this alone . |
| 30 | It then assumes a parliamentary intention that the steps which Parliament has enjoined or authorized for saving or minimizing tax shall not be effective if they are carried out for that purpose but are only to be effective if carried out for some other ‘ legitimate ’ business purpose . |