Example sentences of "[adv prt] [v-ing] for a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And their arousal is so intense that if the owl finally departs they will still go on mobbing for a long while afterwards , as though they can not calm down to a normal level of activity until some considerable time has passed . |
| 2 | Inside FI , it was known that Emerson could have gone on driving for a major team and many thought it a pity that he had not stuck to doing what he knew best . |
| 3 | Watching the Trooper disappear up the road , I reckon it could go on trooping for a long time yet at the right price , with very little needing doing . |
| 4 | When a pupil came in asking for a special book , he would rush and find it before Mr Crangle . |
| 5 | Then , as he goes on listening for a few weeks , looking carefully at ever-new pictures of different cases , a tentative understanding will dawn on him ; he will gradually forget about the ribs and begin to see the lungs . |
| 6 | With food around , surfaces should bc as practical as possible : choose flooring which will not show crumbs and can be mopped up easily ; sideboards should bc provided with protective covers if they are not heatproof ; traditional polished tables might look good , but with children around , you may be better off going for a heatproof , scrubbable surface which can be wiped over quickly ; upholstery should be washable ; wallpaper need not be as tough as the vinyl-coated varieties . |
| 7 | John phoned him up looking for a bass player and Cliff gave him my number . |
| 8 | ‘ I never thought I 'd end up working for a bossy woman . ’ |
| 9 | The fact was that Charles gave up shooting for a few years because he had simply grown bored with it : it was too easy to blast away overfed birds frightened into the air by a band of beaters . |
| 10 | Most of the enemies of these insects are small birds out searching for a tasty meal . |
| 11 | With processors galloping at 66MHz it means that there will be times when the processor is held back waiting for a slow peripheral to catch up . |
| 12 | She was out cruising for a bruising from morning till night , and when she was apprehended soliciting for trade up the high street and gated for the evening , she spent it flat up against the back room window , flashing her underparts at any passing Harry , Dick or certainly Tom , and making the most loud and ear-curdling noises by way of enticement . |
| 13 | But no , The Day Leeds Won The Title they were n't there , apart from one fat bloke called Jimmy who 'd gone out hoping for a quiet drink … |
| 14 | Well , I was wandering around looking for a rococo palace … ’ |
| 15 | Now that 's settled can I carry on moping for a few hours more ? ’ |