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Example sentences of "continued [to-vb] for the [noun] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	Gerry , born in Armagh , retired in 1987 but continued to write for the Armagh Gazette , broadcast on BBC radio and wrote a book on rural tales entitled And the Band Played On .
2	Leland and this son Wilfred continued to work for the company .
3	He continued to play for the club until the age of 65 .
4	This was still some way from a mathematical science , and chemists continued to look for the Kepler or the Newton of Chemistry who would make it deductive and mathematical .
5	The Labour Party , on the other hand , continued to press for the acceptance of its Parliamentary Standing Orders .
6	The ANC continued to press for the setting up of an interim government during the constitutional negotiations , whereas some other groups , including the Democratic Party and the Zulu-based Inkatha movement , favoured the current government staying in power during the transition period .
7	During 1990-91 the Commission continued to press for the introduction of its policy deregulating European air traffic routes .
8	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 .
9	The Left-wing of the party continued to fight for the adoption of socialist policies .
10	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 .
11	But though he continued to broadcast for the Nazis throughout the war , he was never to match the growth in fame of the new arrival at Charlottenburg .
12	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 .