Example sentences of "on for [adv] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nevertheless , the negotiations between the three publishers jostling for position went on for over a year without reaching a conclusion : ‘ It was very difficult to find common ground and make sure that everyone had their fair share . ’ |
| 2 | The war went on for over a thousand years . |
| 3 | I 've got ta try hand it on for over a year then I went to live again . |
| 4 | A major Cabinet dispute rumbled on for nearly a year . |
| 5 | I think I need to put the immersion on for just a little while . |
| 6 | That went on for quite a long time |
| 7 | The Factor named a price , Antinou countered and so it went on for quite a while . |
| 8 | But we kept this on for quite a number of years . |
| 9 | This went on for quite a while before it spoke again . |
| 10 | He 'd had to walk on for quite a bit after that and it was quite late in the day when it occurred to him that the villagers had probably been just having a joke with him and that they would no doubt be feeling anxious by then and starting to worry . |
| 11 | Efforts to find a suitable site for the Vintage & Rotary Wing Collection , with workshops in Stoke-on-Trent , have been going on for quite a while , but the reaction has always been negative — we even had the comment that ‘ We do n't want an aircraft scrapyard here ! ’ |
| 12 | But this was this big case was on you know , and it went on A big lawsuit it went on for quite a while . |
| 13 | oh I 've had a bit of a day or erm ooh , whatever it is , and erm I said to myself I am making allowances for being tired and getting , getting on a bit , you know , and that went on for quite a while actually until I said to myself I 'm making up allowances you know , I 'm |
| 14 | The power struggle went on for about a minute , then the Archon sat down . |
| 15 | I think it was probably a ring , that sort of like went on for about a minute or so , |
| 16 | The shelling went on for about an hour then almost complete silence descended on the area as I continued to stare to my front . |
| 17 | Leave on for about an hour , then shampoo thoroughly . |
| 18 | The fight went on for about an hour . |
| 19 | ‘ It went on for about an hour , and although we could n't see anything we could feel what was happening to them . |
| 20 | The good thing about it was , it was only on for about an hour . |
| 21 | It was not until the bombing had been going on for almost a week that the Iraqi foreign minister issued a protest . |
| 22 | When large crowds gathered for an illegal rave last year at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire , some critics suggested the easy availability of benefits was one factor in allowing the event to drag on for almost a week . |
| 23 | When large crowds gathered for an illegal rave last year at Castlemorton Common in Worcestershire , some critics suggested the easy availability of benefits was one factor in allowing the event to drag on for almost a week . |