Example sentences of "fight for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She fought for the working class she fought for education she fought for everything to benefit the community she was a wonderful person ! |
| 2 | As I fought for bar space to order the drinks , I looked over my shoulder and caught her making hand signals to a bunch of her friends camped on the stairs leading up to the Ladies ' toilets . |
| 3 | ‘ My members swore allegiance to the Queen and fought for Queen and country . |
| 4 | Water filled his mouth as he fought for air . |
| 5 | Her father was choking for breath , clutching his throat as he fought for air . |
| 6 | Applause and mock commiseration followed : George then followed with : The conceit carried through several verses which varied in pitch and volume as George fought for air against the unaccustomed alcohol . |
| 7 | He fought for air — his lungs were bursting — the pain was unbearable — he knew that he was drowning … . |
| 8 | Sandy fought for air . |
| 9 | … screaming as he lurched from his bed , his hands groping for his throat , his chest heaving convulsively as he fought for air . |
| 10 | Like someone drowning , she fought for air , gasping and retching , covering her eyes in a futile attempt to blot out the memory of the crushed skull , the shattered features and the foul , oozing stain . |
| 11 | They fought for land rights and minimum wages . |
| 12 | In the north , old rivalries had broken out afresh : powerful Rases intrigued and fought for supremacy , struggled to suppress rebellion among their vassals , or marched on Addis Ababa . |
| 13 | Behind Moodie , Mike Edwards and Joey Dunlop fought for second . |
| 14 | Troops who fought for pay were little discussed in the sources ; but Henry I 's insurance policy in the treaty of 1101 — not invoked , as far as we know — cost £500 sterling a year . |
| 15 | Such mercenaries were specialist fighters , owing no firm allegiance , men who fought for pay and what they could get out of war . |
| 16 | Bauthumley fought for Parliament and rose to be quartermaster in Colonel Cox 's regiment . |
| 17 | Leonora fought for calm , her breath ripping through her chest as she clenched her teeth together to stop them chattering . |
| 18 | The tyres screamed and fought for grip and then the whole car did a little wiggle like the backside of a pouncing cat and stormed on , back in the direction from which it had come . |
| 19 | RSPCA thanks rescuers who fought for pony Rescuers who saved a foal from a watery grave were presented with top RSPCA awards at Darlington Town Hall this week . |
| 20 | The council could ill afford to lose a man of his calibre , who fought for openness and honesty and against secrecy in its affairs . |
| 21 | Gazzer fought for breath . |
| 22 | John Fleg 's chest heaved as he fought for breath . |
| 23 | Her face now against a tweed back , she fought for breath , struggled and pushed , moaning as another icy drop flowed down her body and set off the pain . |
| 24 | Later came the acute attacks of asthma — and the need for Caroline to pummel me ( it 's hilarious only in retrospect ! ) as I fought for breath . |
| 25 | He slammed his body into hers , bending her back , kissing her so hard that she fought for breath . |
| 26 | Theda held her while she fought for breath , taking in great gasps of air . |
| 27 | I fought for breath between heaves , snatching down flecks of vomit and coughing and spewing at the same time . |
| 28 | Nicolo stared at her as she fought for self-control . |
| 29 | Imagine my amazement when , on my first day in the new set-up , I found that everyone fought for attention by dramatizing every event . |
| 30 | As Harriet fought for control , the Master rode forward shouting , ‘ Stand clear ! |