Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] on [prep] a long " in BNC.
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| 1 | The last dance went on for a long time . |
| 2 | This sort of exchange went on for a long time . |
| 3 | The embrace went on for a long time , but Miguel kept his self-control , so that their kisses , although they grew sweeter and more languid , never became threatening . |
| 4 | The noise went on for a long time . |
| 5 | The arrival of Islam and the Arabic language was to mark another of the great turning points in the history of Egypt , and their absorption by Egyptian society went on over a long period , being generally a peaceful and incremental process . |
| 6 | ‘ The attack went on for a long time and the victim is obviously very shocked , ’ said police . |
| 7 | And that kind of thing went on for a long time , until I could stand it no longer and decided to leave the USSR . |
| 8 | The enjoyment of gross physical activity goes on for a long time , progressing to skipping and rushing-about games . |
| 9 | At nine-thirty tea was served in the next room and conversation went on for a long time , above all if Mérimée or Octave Feuillet ( the novelist who was librarian at Fontainebleau ) were seated next to the Empress . |
| 10 | This view lingered on for a long time and probably still exists to this day . |
| 11 | Students often hesitate to let a rhythmic design run on for a long period , fearing monotony ; they therefore begin something different every few bars , sometimes in the belief that changing words need a constantly changing accompaniment . |
| 12 | The royal dinner went on for a long time , but at last Fritz , Sapt , and I were alone in the King 's dressing-room . |
| 13 | The noise in the Opera House went on for a long time . |