Example sentences of "[noun sg] continued [to-vb] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The charity continued to pay for the schoolmaster in Saltash , who fulfilled certain conditions , the sum of £6. 17s. 2d. per annum up until 1875 , when the school , run by a Mr. Williams , closed down . |
| 2 | During 1990-91 the Commission continued to press for the introduction of its policy deregulating European air traffic routes . |
| 3 | After the initial failure to sell Austin Rover and Leyland Vehicles the government continued to negotiate for the sale of Leyland Bus , which was to have been sold to the Laird Group , the second largest UK bus manufacturer . |
| 4 | In the event the vast majority continued to make for the seaside resorts in the area , leaving the conservationists to fend off the more predatory designs of farmers and water authorities . |
| 5 | After Tvrtko 's death the Bosnian nobles quarrelled and , although the Kotromanić family continued to reign for the next seventy years , their power rapidly declined . |
| 6 | The Left-wing of the party continued to fight for the adoption of socialist policies . |