Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [adv] for the rest " in BNC.

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1 St Albans held on for the rest of the match to win 2–1 and take the ladies ' title for the second time and make up for four previous final defeats by Mutineers .
2 No-one could be spared to get fresh cots , so these men from farthest Arran and the Rhondda Valley sat up for the rest of the night with a brown baby under each arm .
3 ‘ He 's being Christian again , ’ said Camille , and she and Sam giggled intermittently for the rest of the evening .
4 BBC closed down for the rest of the day , except for news . ’
5 There seemed only one answer , for India had seldom boasted fast bowlers of sufficient quality to operate much beyond the first half-dozen shine-removing overs before the spinners came on for the rest of the innings .
6 Jezrael looked obliquely for the rest of her squad .
7 You see , the more positive side of his personality compensated neatly for the rest .
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