Example sentences of "on for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Yes because in the summer I mean you , some time in the , in this next term would be the ideal thing really because that , if she can stay on for the summer term |
| 32 | On Sunday they went up to the common , a performance ; lifting the pram , Emma still insisted on for the sake of Ruth 's spine , into and off the tube , the escalators . |
| 33 | yes it 'd been about well on for the end of the war she got married . |
| 34 | A fierce battle is now on for the constituent firms across Europe , the Pacific basin and Canada . |
| 35 | At nine she put the television on for the news . |
| 36 | ‘ They stayed on for the game . ’ |
| 37 | Are you on for the treble ? |
| 38 | I keep them on for the programme . |
| 39 | I very much hope that both you and your husband will stay on for the wedding . |
| 40 | Then anti-climax , as they watched its tail-lights in the pitchy dark , lights that seemed to throb and waver in their seared sight before they blazed redly when the brakes went on for the corner by the sailing club slipway . |
| 41 | Valeria had asked us for the afternoon and suggested that we should stay on for the evening , as her mother had gone to spend the night with a friend . |
| 42 | You can put one on them we 've converse for the , put it on for the evening |
| 43 | They tell us what 's been happening on the unit that we 're going to be working on , so that we know what 's been going on for the morning . ’ |
| 44 | Carry on for the moment . ’ |
| 45 | Once more the search is on for the woman with the most beautiful hair — could it be you ? |
| 46 | Many married women whose husbands sign on for the family find themselves forced to seek work in the black economy in order to make ends meet ; this is often seen as less risky than the possibility of their husbands being caught . |
| 47 | In the West End there seems at the moment a tendency to rely too much on the goodwill of actors which is often accompanied by a failure to maintain a true interest in what is going on for the actor . |
| 48 | One joke had a candidate for the Waffen-SS being asked at the muster whether he was willing to sign on for the duration of the war ; to which , he replied : ‘ No , at first only for twelve years . ’ |
| 49 | The centre forward , whom they nicknamed Ossie , wore his sideburns long and his shorts even longer — but at least he kept them on for the duration . |
| 50 | For the patterns in the basic pack and the pattern libraries , the left hand light on the 580 and the EC1 ( or the right hand on earlier models ) must be on for the effect to be what the designer intended . |
| 51 | ‘ The fact of the matter is , several of the teachers on the course you missed because of skiving off on holiday , a number of them have asked me if they can stay on for the autumn term . |
| 52 | Mr Patten stays on for the time being as party chairman while he and Mr Major consider what should happen . |
| 53 | So we sort of like trying to hang on for the time being about the door . |
| 54 | Henrietta , tall for her age and spectacularly thin , stood by them in the bikini she had put on for the sunshine and the wand , hovering round the crowd , finally pointed at her . |
| 55 | So hang on for the ride , Pat . |
| 56 | ‘ The DJ took up the same line when he came on for the broadcast quiz interview , ’ she went on . |
| 57 | Put all that on for the attention of Mr Ray |
| 58 | Leicester wobbled , but they hung on for the record equalling win . |
| 59 | I eased down , just holding on for the silver medal , but it was the end of my Commonwealth Games . |