Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] [verb] on for " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are the inevitable distilleries : an industry that goes on for ever . |
| 2 | How to use : Apply a thin layer to the face and neck and leave on for 10–15 minutes . |
| 3 | I gritted my teeth and hung on for the climb up to Ana 's Cross on the peak of Spaunton Moor . |
| 4 | Wood changed the compass course and flew on for 20 minutes , but their next bearing from Darwin indicated that they were even further north of track . |
| 5 | Their only hope was a university scholarship or exhibition and , though a small number of refugees did find their way into university by this route , it was more common for those who wanted to continue their studies to attend evening classes or sign on for correspondence courses . |
| 6 | No , I could tell you a really boring joke that goes on for ages . |
| 7 | But what 's the point of holding a meeting that goes on for more than twelve hours ? |
| 8 | Louise came up for the funeral and stayed on for three weeks to give moral support . |
| 9 | Twice as large as the Atlantic and getting on for three times the size of the Indian Ocean , it is bigger than all the land surface of the earth , including Antarctica , and with Africa counted twice . |
| 10 | He has opted for the island county this time qualifying under the residential rule which also applies to captain Mark Harris , who has switched clubs from Menai Bridge to Bangor but stays on for his fourth campaign in charge . |
| 11 | And then the old keeper used to come round and see that we were all right and they 'd be there till the following day and carry on for about three or four weeks you see . |
| 12 | Once I have finished knitting the first side of the neck it is very easy to replace the stitches for the second side on to the correct needles and knit on for a ‘ clean ’ neck every time . |
| 13 | I used little corner blocks to create the corner effect , and each of these is tongue and grooved on for strength . |
| 14 | For the first time , we had a row that went on for days . |
| 15 | On those walks , when Stephen was much younger , his father used to tell him stories about a family of moles he 'd invented , elaborate adventures that went on for miles . |
| 16 | Now the story of Britain 's biggest-ever robbery — and the massive money laundering operation that went on for months afterwards — will be told tomorrow night in ITV 's £2 million drama Fool 's Gold ( 9.05pm ) . |
| 17 | These are more effective than shampoos because they are applied directly to the scalp and left on for longer . |
| 18 | How to use : Apply to wet hair ; massage into the scalp and leave on for 15–30 minutes . |
| 19 | The applause that greeted them was like a thunder clap and went on for so long that the Girls could not hear the music and had to count under their breath to synchronize their kicks . |
| 20 | Robert was a replacement in the Currie Cup final and came on for young Johan Roux in the second half . |
| 21 | The first is that after an initial period single parents should be required to name the father of their children when signing on for welfare . |
| 22 | If the Government want to fetch every one of those issues to the Floor of the House , I am quite prepared to do exactly the same , and every day we shall have points of order that go on for half an hour — |
| 23 | Three nights that went on for ! |
| 24 | In terms of war , AIDS looks more like one of those medieval struggles that dragged on for decades than a relatively swift modern conflict . |
| 25 | After pitching their tents , the travellers held a rave party that went on for 3 days and nights . |
| 26 | Apply , comb through , put on a plastic bath cap to keep in the heat and leave on for about 20–30 minutes . |