Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv] for the rest [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ He 's being Christian again , ’ said Camille , and she and Sam giggled intermittently for the rest of the evening . |
| 3 | It rumbled on for the rest of the week . |
| 4 | Feeling depressed they worked away for the rest of the night . |
| 5 | " I think it would be better if I worked through for the rest of today . |
| 6 | They worked steadily for the rest of the morning on the management medicals , Rachel and Nina checking weight , testing urine for any signs of sugar diabetes , taking blood samples to test haemoglobin , thyroid function , liver function and cholesterol levels and checking blood-pressure for hypertension . |
| 7 | They were taken to Stromness police station , and questioned persistently for the rest of the six hours allowed by law . |
| 8 | Jezrael looked obliquely for the rest of her squad . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | BBC closed down for the rest of the day , except for news . ’ |
| 11 | She stayed indoors for the rest of the summer , lying on her bed , trying to read . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He went out immediately , and stayed out for the rest of the week-end . |
| 14 | And he stayed there for the rest of his life . |
| 15 | This he accepted in 1862 and remained there for the rest of his life , being left free to pursue his own research . |