Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv prt] for a long [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well that practice did go on for a long number of years where the the riveter was the was the boss of the squad and on the Friday night , when er where it came knocking off time , he would collect the wages and he would divide that up between the squad which would be , a holder-on , a rivet boy , er maybe a putter-in , er again in my time , that was mostly a squad . |
| 2 | It could go on for a long time in this condition , like the Spanish Empire in its centuries of decline . |
| 3 | History shows it can go on for a long time , as deficits and surpluses did during the golden age before the First World War . |
| 4 | The list could go on for a long time . |
| 5 | This is another list that could go on for a long time . |
| 6 | The argument will go on for a long time . |
| 7 | I could go on for a long time in praise of Maxwell . |
| 8 | But er I could er I I could go on for a long time on that subject but time 's short dear , |
| 9 | It will go on for a long time but lost it is already . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | His morning swims at the Queen Mother Leisure Centre in Victoria are a vital part of his training which he describes as ‘ a treat for my body after the running ’ and , like many other runners , he will go out for a long run on a Sunday . |
| 12 | If you 're not doing it like that and you 're in a conversation or atmosphere in the room , when I find it , this little gadget is wonderful , this will pick up for a long way , this will pick up the dogs next door , if there was no other noise in this room . |
| 13 | so I thought you were going to cos you did n't come back for a long time . |
| 14 | ‘ If I 'm dreaming I hope I do n't wake up for a long time , ’ he says . |