Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv prt] for [adj -er] " in BNC.

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1 Had the recession been staved off for longer , support for the Scottish Nationalists — now at 31 p.c. in the polls and only seven points behind Labour — might not have been as strong .
2 ‘ The higher risk prisoners are locked up for longer .
3 When she signed her first big contract , Marilyn reputedly said , ‘ That 's the last cock I 'll have to suck ’ , though at the same time she seemed to be looking around for greater conquests .
4 Its fabrication skills will be called on for later iterations of the chip , the 0.5-micron 603 , the 604 and the 300 Specmark-to-500 Specmark 620 , all due to arrive next year .
5 Its fabrication skills will be called on for later iterations of the chip , the 0.5 micron 603 , the 604 and the 300 Specmark-to-500 Specmark 620 , all of which are due to arrive next year .
6 If you are knocked out for longer than a few seconds , you should report to your doctor as soon as possible after the competition .
7 Your Royal Highness , it follows to me er Council have debated the Riding Report er a lot of it they did not accept , many of the ideas were referred back for further reconsideration and that is in the hands of the Central Management Committee at the moment and we are proposing to develop the ideas and come back to Council and the wh whole report is not forgotten .
8 The scuttlebutt says their contracts were not yet signed and that the pair were holding out for better terms and conditions .
9 The scuttlebutt says their contracts were not yet signed and that the pair were holding out for better terms and conditions .
10 Dramatic African-inspired prints are toned down for softer , everyday wear .
11 As it is , a large part of the caring that is carried out for older people , both those living at home and those living with relatives , is carried out by women , mostly daughters and daughters-in-law .
12 She 's cut out for better things than wasting her time on some blue-eyed , grease-stained English Romeo . ’
13 If , however , a relatively minor matter is left over for later agreement it does not necessarily follow that there is no contract .
14 However , it was disappointing that a new international instrument on ‘ disappearances ’ was held over for further study .
15 Accepting the logic of this situation the matter was held over for further review at a later Department Head meeting .
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