Example sentences of "on for [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Immigration laws inherited from the former East German state , which were due to expire on January 1st , are being allowed to carry on for Soviet Jews arriving in Berlin . |
| 2 | Of the total 79 referrals received between October 1987 and March 1988 , the NSPCC team dealt with 50 cases alone , jointly investigated one with social services department staff and referred the remainder on for various reasons for example , secondary task work . |
| 3 | Like all long-term coughers he had developed a noise-reducing technique , and all that could be heard was a chuck-chuck-chuck sound that would go on for long minutes at a time , gradually winding down like a clockwork drummer until every scrap of air was squeezed out of his poor concrete lungs . |
| 4 | Food , of course , remains a topic of passionate concern — the focus of minor complaints and disagreements which rumble on for long periods — and outbursts of contentment which are extremely short-lived . |
| 5 | Kitchen floors need to be tough enough to withstand all sorts of spills , grease and damp , comfortable enough to stand on for long periods , and handsome to look at . |
| 6 | Cut the fingers off an odd glove and stick pater shapes on for instant finger puppets . |
| 7 | There has been work going on for sometime in developing user friendly programs for statistical analysis which are ‘ intelligent ’ in that they include many checks for pitfalls and errors . |
| 8 | But he must n't forget that it was a great occasion for old Willis , who must be getting on for sixty-live , ready to take the knock any day now . |
| 9 | It also goes on for bloody ages . |
| 10 | Now the hunt must be on for tryp-killing drug molecules which will actually penetrate into the choroid epithelium . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | In the illustration the trial phase is turned on for fixed times and the rate of current rise , and corresponding rotor position , is deduced from the current level attained at the end of the trial . |
| 13 | It turns on to its side and as I cling on for dear life I hear a startled cry from Nathan . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Being a true professional , she flashed a smile — as Fred hung on for dear life — and admitted it was a pretty paw show . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | It was in this way that Maurice , with the two of them clinging on for dear life , put out on the tide . |
| 19 | He insisted on trying to go it alone and lurched against the bannister where he hung on for dear life . |
| 20 | 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 … |
| 21 | 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 |
| 22 | on for dear life |
| 23 | Women 's work in sweated trades ( defined with some difficulty by a Select Committee on the subject in 1890 as work carried on for inadequate wages and for excessive hours in insanitary conditions ) , was also opposed because of the threat it posed to motherhood and the rearing of an imperial race . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | Any push-stick could have sandpaper glued on for additional grip . |
| 26 | With no chance of live football league coverage the fight is on for European Cup matches and other internationals . |
| 27 | The pressure is on for immediate safety improvements . |
| 28 | Harry himself scored 53 League goals for Palace and two in the FA Cup ; how many he laid on for other forwards we can only guess at . |
| 29 | All the happening was going on for other people miles away . |
| 30 | However , Mrs Thompson vowed to fight on for other landlords even if time ran out for she and her husband . |