Example sentences of "[be] [verb] on for [adj] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | But he must n't forget that it was a great occasion for old Willis , who must be getting on for sixty-live , ready to take the knock any day now . |
| 2 | Most patients ( n=123 ) were operated on for presumed ulcerative colitis but 10 ( 8% ) are now known to have Crohn 's disease and a further 10 ( 8% ) have certain features of Crohn 's disease and have been labelled indeterminate colitis . |
| 3 | By the end of the 1970s , such of these early headhunting characters who still survived could be found occupying the positions of non-executive directors and chairmen of search firms , lending respectability and weight but not necessarily being called on for practical help ; by the 1980s most had disappeared . |
| 4 | In the illustration the trial phase is turned on for fixed times and the rate of current rise , and corresponding rotor position , is deduced from the current level attained at the end of the trial . |
| 5 | ‘ Hard to tell what 's going on for sure . ’ |
| 6 | She 'll go up up the path and all I could see was this cat , and it was hanging on for dear life up this big tree and there |
| 7 | McMillan was stopped in the eighth round because his left arm had been viciously dislocated from its shoulder socket — but at the time our Colin was hanging on for grim life . |
| 8 | All the happening was going on for other people miles away . |
| 9 | She was holding on for dear life , leaning into him , lifting on tiptoe so that he could gather her close , hold her tightly in his arms , while his tongue slipped into her mouth , while his hand swept up her ribs and lightly cupped her breast … |