Example sentences of "live [adv] for [pron] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was conscious that this loner of a man lived only for his work . |
| 2 | But do n't think Taormina lives only for its past — around every corner there are stylish shops , fine restaurants and piazzas crowded with cafés . |
| 3 | The conflict is played out for the last time in The Red Shoes ( 1948 ) , where the ballerina played by Moira Shearer initially lives unproblematically for her dancing , until she falls in love with a composer . |
| 4 | Rachel racked her brains , trying to remember what Jamie had said of him — ruthless , living only for his ambition . |
| 5 | When two families start living together for whatever reason , everyone has a new role to play and , until new house rules have been established , the children are bound to feel insecure , jealous and anxious . |