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Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for another [noun] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	He looked at his master rather anxiously as he spoke , and Cornelius Fennell , catching that warning eye , perversely asked for another piece .
2	He decided that he was never likely to do even as well as they and that he had better look for another career , which eventually he found successfully in the world of travel .
3	‘ I had better ring for another cover to be laid . ’
4	Mr Jarvis says he 's delighted with the coursework pupils have produced on the film , but that the scheme can only continue for another couple of years .
5	Later , she liked to believe she was alive , perhaps working for another resistance group .
6	‘ So why did n't you just look for another job , instead of involving yourself in such a risky undertaking ? ’
7	As the bomber hung up Eileen had already reached for another phone to warn the police .
8	The big man was already reaching for another knife .
9	But the collection here is best left for another day , as it merits a special visit .
10	Would n't you just kill for another piece of bread ?
11	Eventually perhaps , but a Senate hearing on June 22 on the proposal drew only two Senators , one of whom quickly departed for another engagement .
12	In the second half Leeds came roaring back , possibly looking for another replay because Chapman scored for the Yorkshire side after sixty nine minutes , but Arsenal held firm and they visit Shrewsbury in round five .
13	She would begin at once to look for another post .
14	He still hopes for another opportunity at Test level .
15	Although Laura would phone Jacqui every day she would usually ask for another dress ‘ along the same lines ’ .
16	The breeder programme also lives for another year .
17	It is time , as skipper Curtis admits , to adjust the balance of the side and probably look for another bowler .
18	Cheltenham has been hit by a High Court ruling originally intended for another council in the northeast .
19	They now account for another quarter .
20	Mr Kingsland is now looking for another companion .
21	She is now working for another firm and still worries more than she should , but she can leave the office at night and enjoy a social life .
22	He was now working for another futures broker and wanted these both for his own business , and to put into a mailing list he would sell .
23	Josh was still bewildered by the sudden change in living standard from California sun and the constant care of cheerful Kathy ( now working for another family in nearby Markham Square ) to the stuffy flat in Pimlico where his babysitter , Mrs Gooden , a retired cook , watched over Josh and her other six little charges , one of whom always seemed to be bare-bottomed and on the potty .
24	The ground was well prepared for another bid for the nomination by Reagan in 1980 .
25	It could be only eight years before he becomes King William V. But unlike his father , he will be well equipped for another role — that of partner and parent .
26	Adam 's wet arm lazily reached for another peach .
27	The telephone rang while I was busy explaining to Tony Crosland that I could not accept a further term of office at the Housing Corporation , since I had been appointed to the Mastership of University College , Oxford , but I had agreed to a request that I should at least stay for another year to see someone else in .
28	When he emerged , Dr Shakhar seemed to think that the talk had gone well and then asked for another audience .
29	The male then looks for another mate and he may escort as many as five females through the nest .
30	A Notts member from 1949–50 , he set himself the task of tracing every man who either had played for the county or gone from there to play for another county : ‘ I had no particular idea of being a historian or publishing anything , and I was n't particularly worried about the Hardstaffs , the Larwoods and the other famous players .