Example sentences of "[adv prt] for the " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He pulled rank and went to bed at half past eleven , leaving me on for the late-night drinks . |
| 3 | Cusworth , England 's former stand-off who still turns it on for the Tigers , leaves for a fortnight 's holiday next week . |
| 4 | A fierce battle is now on for the constituent firms across Europe , the Pacific basin and Canada . |
| 5 | Washington Comment : The fight is on for the Fed to reserve its independence |
| 6 | Usually , a band or artist will have only a short working life in which to earn sufficient money to live on for the rest of their lives . |
| 7 | Minutes later we are heading for a small island group north of Vengsøya , to round that and head on for the next . |
| 8 | We 'd taken the swiftly accelerating Spirit away from the homespun drag races of Woodward Avenue , hoping Chrysler 's hype on for the R/T was well founded . |
| 9 | When Kent played Surrey in 1890 a fine spread was laid on for the gentlemen but the professionals ‘ were left to shift for themselves , and thought themselves lucky to get a bit of bread and cheese ’ . |
| 10 | Ramped Craft Logistic and mexeflote rafts had been arriving regularly throughout the night , continuing the build-up of vehicles and ammunition Which had been going on for the past two days . |
| 11 | Some Swiss wonder whether a family responsibility will perhaps work the other way , and he will stay on for the 1992 Olympics . |
| 12 | Some Swiss wonder whether a family responsibility will perhaps work the other way , and he will stay on for the 1992 Olympics . |
| 13 | As the military mutiny dragged on for the sixth day , President Corazon Aquino asked Filipinos to ‘ join hands and consolidate our resources to rebuild what we have destroyed ’ . |
| 14 | As the military mutiny dragged on for the sixth day , President Corazon Aquino asked Filipinos to ‘ join hands and consolidate our resources to rebuild what we have destroyed ’ . |
| 15 | He came on for the injured Mumby and headed in a perfect Measham cross to score his first goal for the club . |
| 16 | Take that form literally and there is only one winner on Saturday as Bonanza Boy is bound to have come on for the outing . |
| 17 | Even now , there are those churlish souls who mourn the fact that Lovesexy is not a There 's a Riot Goin' On for the eighties . |
| 18 | So hang on for the ride , Pat . |
| 19 | Now the search is on for the best container display in Britain . |
| 20 | 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 . ’ |
| 21 | Clearly Helen has looked for ‘ explanations ’ to help her deal with such a painful experience , and the one she seems to have come up with is that she was picked on for the way she looks . |
| 22 | Robert Alner , Spring Fun 's rider , was also second when Elver Season , 7-2 on for the Open , offered surprisingly little resistance when tackled by Timlyn . |
| 23 | ‘ Do you know , before this I went out and bought Tesco 's own-brand baked beans to live on for the next month , ’ she remarked , rather unconvincingly . |
| 24 | And so it went on for the first 14 years of their friendship . |
| 25 | Mr Patten stays on for the time being as party chairman while he and Mr Major consider what should happen . |
| 26 | ‘ We 're on for the night then ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Now about tonight , are you still on for the pictures ? ’ |
| 28 | By twelve o'clock he had usually earned enough to live on for the day . |
| 29 | Then to stop her crying , anything to stop that , he had to buy her the set of antique-look brass fire-irons she had set her heart on for the lounge , to give an extra touch of authenticity to the rustic stone fireplace and the imitation-log gas fire . |
| 30 | The voice he puts on for the customers , you would think he was in daily contact with the Lord Mayor or the Duke . |