Example sentences of "[verb] on for a long " in BNC.
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| 31 | This was t I mean when you think about it er it was good fun and er eventually people realized what was happening and of course they knew what was happening but that went on for a long long time . |
| 32 | This went on for a long time . |
| 33 | 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 . |
| 34 | ‘ What has made it particularly difficult , for manufacturers of all sizes , but most of all for smaller ones , is that it has gone on for a long time . |
| 35 | Both have gone on for a long time . |
| 36 | They had gone on for a long distance , before arriving at a door in a long , anonymous wall ; the letter bearer , a gloomily serious young man with eyebrows which met across his brow , maintaining a severe silence throughout the journey . |
| 37 | 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 . |
| 38 | The extension of the theatre of war to south-eastern Europe had , despite the German triumph , led to increased concern that the war could now drag on for a long time . |
| 39 | That is to say , if a stress is left on for a long time , wood will gradually run away from the load . |
| 40 | This is not wanted to there has to be a circuit arrangement which does not respond to a short pulse from the batting l.e.d. but acts only if this l.e.d. remains on for a longer period , that is , when the batsman has correctly intercepted the ball . |
| 41 | If the lamp remains on for a longer time it is possible that the incorrect outer ( track ) connection to the rotary potentiometer VR2 has been used . |
| 42 | Oh , certainly , yes , yes , and and it carried on for a long time afterwards , and and I think is is still used in some selection processes . |
| 43 | ‘ It dragged on for a long time afterwards . |