Example sentences of "[verb] on for the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . ’ |
| 2 | This allowance is very limited — it is available only for married women whose child/children are over four years of age and who have been signing on for the previous six months . |
| 3 | He came on for the injured Mumby and headed in a perfect Measham cross to score his first goal for the club . |
| 4 | The 29-year-old Scot , a £225,000 summer capture from Millwall , has struggled to find his form on Wearside but all that changed when he came on for the injured Don Goodman after just 12 minutes of Saturday 's game against Barnsley . |
| 5 | ‘ I came on for the final five minutes of that match and got 45 minutes in the second half of the second leg which we won 1–0 . |
| 6 | It is common for patients to appear for their first out-patient appointment with one or other of these problems , which has been going on for the previous few weeks . |
| 7 | Ramped Craft Logistic and mexeflote rafts had been arriving regularly throughout the night , continuing the build-up of vehicles and ammunition Which had been going on for the past two days . |
| 8 | Arguments about this change continue to rage , and will probably burn on for the foreseeable future . |
| 9 | They had fetched him for Christmas and he was staying on for the New Year . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | The last I heard Trish was going to become a teacher , I mean I I we are supposed to be trying to think about whether we can have a sh a panel that we of people that we can call on for the short term crisis appointments or whatever , but |
| 12 | One , an innings of 499 : the other , a knock which went on for the little matter of 970 minutes . |
| 13 | At least two departments in France will be focussed on for the detailed investigation of home owners . |
| 14 | The light will be left on for the whole time . |
| 15 | Watching on for the past few weeks have been a small handful of experts , among them Jim Railton of The Times , who 's been following the Boat Race for twenty years . |
| 16 | In the end , they held on for the vital points , having gained five in their last three games to ensure safety . |