Example sentences of "on for [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cut the fingers off an odd glove and stick pater shapes on for instant finger puppets . |
| 2 | Now the hunt must be on for tryp-killing drug molecules which will actually penetrate into the choroid epithelium . |
| 3 | Wyllie came under closer scrutiny by the NZRFU for a variety of reasons — his unwillingness to have John Hart as an influential coaching partner , his inability to keep to selection announcement timetables and then his rather desperate efforts to have Mike Brewer , the one on-field forward whom Wyllie could rely on for solid advice , put into the team even while suffering a painful foot injury . |
| 4 | It turns on to its side and as I cling on for dear life I hear a startled cry from Nathan . |
| 5 | The traveller who rides on a local bus can learn a lot : in the mountains of Greece everyone clings on for dear life and makes the sign of the cross at every bend in the road ; in the Thar Desert , Rajasthan , a sense of humour is essential , especially when the giggling driver moves the sheltering bus to reveal squatting passengers answering the call of nature , and in South America it helps if you do n't mind sitting next to a chicken or sharing the floor with a goat . |
| 6 | Then she turned her attention to the tabby cat still spreadeagled on the back of the broom with its eyes screwed tightly shut and its claws gripping on for dear life . |
| 7 | Being a true professional , she flashed a smile — as Fred hung on for dear life — and admitted it was a pretty paw show . |
| 8 | Phil took him at his word and charged up to the buoy , turning at the last minute to propel the buoy in the air with our wash while the reporter hung on for dear life . |
| 9 | It was in this way that Maurice , with the two of them clinging on for dear life , put out on the tide . |
| 10 | He insisted on trying to go it alone and lurched against the bannister where he hung on for dear life . |
| 11 | 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 … |
| 12 | 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 |
| 13 | on for dear life |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | Any push-stick could have sandpaper glued on for additional grip . |
| 16 | With no chance of live football league coverage the fight is on for European Cup matches and other internationals . |
| 17 | The pressure is on for immediate safety improvements . |
| 18 | Robert was a replacement in the Currie Cup final and came on for young Johan Roux in the second half . |
| 19 | I am in the process of compiling a book on old fashioned remedies for horse ailments and am writing to ask if any of your readers have experience of any , and would they be kind enough to pass them on for possible publication . |
| 20 | What d' ya mean by put water on for boiling water ? |
| 21 | ‘ Perhaps even die , ’ she tacked on for good measure . |
| 22 | Like a true professional , Floyd was determined the show would go on for New Year 's Eve at his pub , the Maltsters Arms . |
| 23 | Have cockpit master switch and Pitot heat switch ON for prescribed time before checking that Pitot and static sources are in fact being heated . |
| 24 | Is a search still going on for missing material ? |
| 25 | General SVQs at levels II and III , on the other hand , are available in each of the five occupational areas decided on for initial development ( see page 1 ) . |
| 26 | Champions hold on for exciting draw |
| 27 | Bigsun will have come on for High Easter run |
| 28 | He drove in a goal and then laid one on for German driver Michael Schumacher . |
| 29 | Cast on for full needle rib with a zig-zag and two tubular rows ( Knitting Technique 2 ) then transfer the stitches marked X ( see Diagram 1 ) to the back bed . |
| 30 | The industry is still stuffed with excess capacity , mostly taken on for Big Bang and the freak year of boom that followed ( until the 1987 crash ) . |